Modern Events Calendar lite < 7.1.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-4021 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-10-20 08:15:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:18:28 UTC |
| Description | The Modern Events Calendar lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google API key and Calendar ID in versions up to, but not including, 7.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001560000 probability, percentile 0.363800000 (date 2026-04-09)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Webnus | Modern Events Calendar Lite | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Webnus | Modern Events Calendar Lite | affected 7.1.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Events Calendar lite < 7.1.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| StackPath | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | webnus.net | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Marco Wotschka (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z | Discovered |
| CNA | 2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.