Thumbnail carousel slider: Cross-site scripting
Thumbnail carousel 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.
- Component
- Thumbnail carousel slider
- Plugin slug
thumbnail-carousel-slider- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 15, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published May 15, 2023 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Thumbnail carousel slider when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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 Thumbnail carousel slider WordPress plugin before 1.1.10 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N