CVE-2021-25046 Modern Events Calendar Lite < 6.2.0 - Subscriber+ Category Add Leading to Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Logged-in users can inject malicious scripts via category parameters, leading to stored XSS in the admin panel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-25046?

CVE-2021-25046 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Modern Events Calendar Lite, published on 17 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 6.2.0 alloed any logged-in user, even a subscriber user, may add a category whose parameters are incorrectly escaped in the admin panel, leading to stored XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25046?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-25046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pv7x-h3w5-m6h9.

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