Stored cross-site scripting in Modern Events Calendar Lite plugin for WordPress

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU25675

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9459

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in several AJAX actions. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Modern Events Calendar Lite: 3.1.1 - 5.1.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:webnus:modern-events-calendar-lite:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:webnus:modern-events-calendar-lite:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:webnus:modern-events-calendar-lite:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10100/
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/site-takeover-campaign-exploits-multiple-zero-day-vulnerabili...

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.