WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24729 Modified

Logo Showcase with Slick Slider: Cross-site scripting

Logo Showcase with Slick Slider is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Logo Showcase with Slick Slider
Plugin slug
logo-showcase-with-slick-slider
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 23, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Nov 23, 2021 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Logo Showcase with Slick Slider to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Logo Showcase with Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not sanitise the Grid Settings, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to perform stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via post metadata of Grid logo showcase.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources