Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-1712Carousel Slider < 2.2.7 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Carousel Slider WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Carousel Slider | 0 – before 2.2.7 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/23805a61-9fcd-4744-a60d-05c8cb43ee01/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description