SSRF in Webnus Modern Events Calendar
CVE-2024-6522
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.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/00bf8f2f-6ab4-4430-800b-5b97a… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/modern-events-calendar-lite/ (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modern-events-calendar-lite/trunk/app/featur… (Product)
- mec.webnus.net/change-log/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6522?
- CVE-2024-6522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webnus Modern Events Calendar, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2024-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6522?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6522 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.