SQL Injection Vulnerability in Modern Events Calendar Lite and Pro Plugins
CVE-2026-96534

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Vendor
CVE Published:
18 October 2026

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๐Ÿ‘พ Exploit Exists๐ŸŸก Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-96534?

The Modern Events Calendar Lite and Pro plugins for WordPress are prone to a SQL injection vulnerability due to inadequate sanitization and escaping of user-supplied input in SQL statements. This flaw allows authenticated users with minimal privileges, such as subscribers, to manipulate the SQL queries executed by the plugin, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or executing arbitrary SQL commands.

Affected Version(s)

Modern Event Calendar Pro 0 < 7.37.0

Modern Events Calendar Lite 0 < 7.37.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

Timeline

  • ๐ŸŸก

    Public PoC available

  • ๐Ÿ‘พ

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Sanjar Tulkinov
WPScan
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