CVE-2008-0490

WP-Cal Plugin 0.3 - SQL Injection via id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0490. PoCs published by Houssamix.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress WP-Cal plugin. The vulnerable code directly interpolates the 'id' parameter from the GET request into a SQL query without sanitization, allowing an attacker to extract user credentials from the database.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in functions/editevent.php in the WP-Cal 0.3 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Houssamix · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4992

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress WP-Cal plugin. The vulnerable code directly interpolates the 'id' parameter from the GET request into a SQL query without sanitization, allowing an attacker to extract user credentials from the database.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress WP-Cal plugin (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the WP-Cal plugin installed and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0348
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27465
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4992
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28683
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39966

Scores

EPSS 0.0274
EPSS Percentile 84.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
wordpress/wp_cal_plugin 0.3
Published Jan 30, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026