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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Events Calendar Lite Plugin | — | Update modern-events-calendar-lite plugin to version 7.13.0, or a newer patched version | May 15, 2025 | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Modern Events Calendar Plugin | — | Update modern-events-calendar plugin to version 7.13.0, or a newer patched version | May 15, 2025 | Aug 6, 2024 |
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