Modern Events Calendar Lite <= 5.16.5 - Authenticated SQL Injection

2021-01-29 00:00
Nguyen Van Khanh

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 5.16.6
Affected Version<= 5.16.5
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2021-24149
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Vulnerability Overview

Unvalidated input in the Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin, versions before 5.16.6, did not sanitise the mec[post_id] POST parameter in the mec_fes_form AJAX action when logged in as an author+, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection issue.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.16.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

External References

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