CVE-2023-1400: unknown modern events calendar lite Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-1400 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown modern events calendar lite. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 6.10.5.
Timeline
- 27-03-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 6.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.50% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- modern events calendar lite< 6.5.2.
Webnus1 product
- modern events calendar lite< 6.5.2
Wordpress1 product
- modern-events-calendar-lite< 6.10.5
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7feceef-28f1-4cac-b124-4b95e3f17b07ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory