Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0660Smart Slider 3 < 3.5.1.14 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Smart Slider 3 from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin before 3.5.1.14 does not properly validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Smart Slider 3 | 0 – before 3.5.1.14 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fe712bc-ce7f-4b30-9fc7-1ff15aa5b6ce exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description