CVE-2021-24925: The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitise and escape the current_month_divider parameter of its mec_list_load_more AJAX call (available to both unauthenticated an

medium Affects modern-events-calendar-lite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-12-13; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitise and escape the current_month_divider parameter of its mec_list_load_more AJAX call (available to both unauthenticated an

Package: modern-events-calendar-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <6.1.5
Fixed in: 6.1.5
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.2th percentile)
Published: 2021-12-13
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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