FKIE_CVE-2021-24553

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-23 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:40
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The Timeline Calendar WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise, validate or escape the edit GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when editing events, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue. Other SQL Injections are also present in the plugin
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-timeline-calendar/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/14c75a00-a52b-430b-92da-5145e5aee30aExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-timeline-calendar/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/14c75a00-a52b-430b-92da-5145e5aee30aExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
timeline_calendar_project timeline_calendar *
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  "id": "CVE-2021-24553",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:40:13.557",
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