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CVE-2021-24145

Modern Events Calendar Lite < 5.16.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by WPScan. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.88047 (88.0% probability)
Percentile
99.8%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Unknown Modern Events Calendar Lite

    • affected: 5.16.5 up to before 5.16.5

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

Timeline

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Data from the CVE Program (MITRE), CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. CVSS is owned by FIRST and used by permission. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MITRE, CISA or FIRST. Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 19:51 UTC. Sources and licenses