CVE-2021-24946 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitise and escape the time parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the mec_load_single_page AJAX action, available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection issue

Published: 2021-12-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 72.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Modern Events Calendar Lite

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.1.5`	affected	< 6.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webnus:modern_events_calendar_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165742/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-6.1-SQL-Injection.html
https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2021-24946
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09871847-1d6a-4dfe-8a8c-f2f53ff87445

History

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Subscriptions

Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-12-13T10:41:25.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.085Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24946

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-13T11:15:09.667

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:10.683

Link: CVE-2021-24946

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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