Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-6850Carousel Slider < 2.2.14 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Carousel Slider from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Carousel Slider WordPress plugin before 2.2.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Carousel Slider | 0 – before 2.2.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c06995cb-1685-4751-811f-aead52a597a7/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description