Modern Events Calendar Lite < 6.2.0 - Subscriber+ Category Add Leading to Stored XSS
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00611 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Modern Events Calendar Lite (Unknown): 6.2.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Modern Events Calendar Lite | 6.2.0 to before 6.2.0 | 6.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Modern Events Calendar Lite VendorUnknown Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.0 Fixed in 6.2.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Modern Events Calendar Lite (Unknown) Fixed in 6.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25046
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv7x-h3w5-m6h9
References
More Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07225 Modern Events Calendar < 6.1.5 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-06437 Modern Events Calendar Lite < 5.16.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-00289 Modern Events Calendar Lite < 6.4.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-06438 Modern Events Calendar Lite < 5.16.5 - Unauthenticated Events Export CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-01324 Modern Events Calendar lite < 6.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-05057 Modern Events Calendar <= 7.11.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-25046 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25046 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pv7x-h3w5-m6h9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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