vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: modern-events-calendar: CVE-2024-5441: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 8, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The Modern Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the set_featured_image function in all versions up to, and including, 7.11.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. The plugin allows administrators (via its settings) to extend the ability to submit events to unauthenticated users, which would allow unauthenticated attackers to exploit this vulnerability.

Solution

modern-events-calendar-plugin-cve-2024-5441
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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