CVE-2024-6522

Modern Events Calendar <= 7.12.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server Side Request Forgery

Description

The Modern Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.12.1 via the 'mec_fes_form' AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.21%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: Webnus Modern Events Calendar
Affected: webnus/ Modern Events Calendar Lite
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/00bf8f2f-6ab4-4430-800b-5b97abe7589e?source=cve third party advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/modern-events-calendar-lite/#developers product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modern-events-calendar-lite/trunk/app/features/fes.php#L54 product
https://mec.webnus.net/change-log/ release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-6522?
CVE-2024-6522 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-6522?
To fix CVE-2024-6522, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-6522 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-6522 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-6522?
CVE-2024-6522 affects Webnus Modern Events Calendar, webnus/ Modern Events Calendar Lite.
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