CVE-2021-24946
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 72.80% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 27 January 2022
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- webnus/modern events calendar lite
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS 72.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165742/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-6.1-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2021-24946Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09871847-1d6a-4dfe-8a8c-f2f53ff87445Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165742/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-6.1-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2021-24946Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09871847-1d6a-4dfe-8a8c-f2f53ff87445Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.