CVE-2021-24946 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 72.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 72.8% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2021-12-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webnus | modern events calendar lite |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Modern Events Calendar V 6.1 - SQL Injection (Unauthenticated) | 2022-01-27 |
References
- 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
- 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
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