CVE-2021-24147

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin, versions before 5.16.5, did not sanitise the mic_comment field (Notes on time) when adding/editing an event, allowing users with privilege as low as author to add events with a Cross-Site Scripting payload in them, which will be triggered in the frontend when viewing the event.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0f9ba284-5d7e-4092-8344-c68316b0146f	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-03-18 15:15

Updated : 2021-03-24 14:06

NVD link : CVE-2021-24147

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24147

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-24147

JSON object : View

Products Affected

webnus

modern_events_calendar_lite

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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