Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2023-40200WordPress WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel plugin <= 3.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel from Essential Plugin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key vulnerability in Essential Plugin WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel: from n/a through 3.6.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Essential Plugin	WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel	n/a – through 3.6

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-logo-showcase-responsive-slider-slider/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-logo-showcase-responsive-slider-and-carousel-plugin-3-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry