CVE-2021-25046Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via improperly escaped category parameters

Published Jan 17, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite before 6.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through category creation. The mec_popup_event_category AJAX action stores mec_cat_color and related category parameters, then outputs them with incorrect escaping in the admin category view. Subscriber access suffices; execution requires an administrator to open the injected category, enabling script execution in that browser.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite before 6.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through category creation. The mec_popup_event_category AJAX action stores mec_cat_color and related category parameters, then outputs them with incorrect escaping in the admin category view. Subscriber access suffices; execution requires an administrator to open the injected category, enabling script execution in that browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-25046
Published
Jan 17, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Webnus
Product
Modern Events Calendar Lite
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.2.0 <6.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Webnus · Modern Events Calendar Liteversion=6.2.0 <6.2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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