Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0073Client Logo Carousel <= 3.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Client Logo Carousel 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 NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Client Logo Carousel WordPress plugin through 3.0.0 does not 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 | Client Logo Carousel | 0 – through 3.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5599968-a435-405a-8829-9840a2144987 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description