PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Sugar Calendar Lite safe?
Easily manage events and sell tickets on your WordPress site. Sugar Calendar is easy-to-use, reliable, and exceptionally powerful. See for yourself.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
sugar-calendar-lite - Author: Syed Balkhi
- 10000+ active installs
- 90/100 rating (24 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 233438 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2012-10-05
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 3.12.1
- Last updated: 2026-08-24 11:12am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
2 known CVEs on file for Sugar Calendar Lite. Reported between 2024 and 2026.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-24636 | Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform [sugar-calendar-lite] < 3.10.0 | Missing Authorization | Medium 4.3 | < 3.10.0 | 3.10.0 | 2026-01-05 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-10878 | Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform [sugar-calendar-lite] < 3.4.0 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 | 2024-11-19 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Sugar Calendar Lite updated — 3.12.1 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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