CVE-2024-5441 is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Modern Events Calendar plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 7.11.0. This flaw, due to missing file type validation, allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of active targeting by hackers, suggesting a heightened risk of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webnus:modern_events_calendar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6.5.6CPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.