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CVE-2021-24145

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl
7.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
modern events calendar liteNVD
Affected:< 5.16.5Fixed in:5.16.5CVE-2021-24145derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

88.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2017-12617High8.1100%KEVFix
CVE-2018-15961Critical9.8100%KEV-
CVE-2021-31207Medium6.6100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2017-12615High8.1100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2025-31324Critical10.0100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2024-50623Critical9.899%KEV + RansomFix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-24145?

Upgrade modern events calendar lite to 5.16.5 or later.

Is CVE-2021-24145 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-24145 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 88.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-24145?

CVE-2021-24145 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-24145 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for modern events calendar lite (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.