CVE-2021-24149 is an authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin versions prior to 5.16.6. The flaw stems from unsanitized input in the mec[post_id] POST parameter within the mec_fes_form AJAX action, allowing attackers with author-level privileges or higher to inject malicious SQL queries. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling potential compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation have been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 71/100 indicates its potential severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.16.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webnus:modern_events_calendar_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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