Modern Events Calendar Lite <= 6.1.4 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via time Parameter

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24946
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published November 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając
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

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug modern-events-calendar-lite (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 6.1.5
Patched Version
  • 6.1.5
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