CVE-2021-24946

critical

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

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09871847-1d6a-4dfe-8a8c-f2f53ff87445

https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2021-24946

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165742/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-6.1-SQL-Injection.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-12-13

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.728