CVE-2021-24145
Modern Events Calendar Lite < 5.16.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE
- Published
- Mar 18, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- WPScan
- Evidence observed
- Jul 2, 2021
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Arbitrary file upload in the Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin, versions before 5.16.5, did not properly check the imported file, allowing PHP ones to be uploaded by administrator by using the 'text/csv' content-type in the request.
Sources
3- CVE-2021-24145Exploit
WordPress File Upload Vulnerability, Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 5.16.5
- ExploitsExploit
The whole collection of Exploits developed by me (Hacker5preme)
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