Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-2289
The wordpress vertical image slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘search_term’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-2289
- cpe:2.3:a:i13websolution:wordpress_vertical_image_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-2289
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 38 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-2289
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
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NIST | |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-2289
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-2289
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9983364-9b52-4acc-91d4-b352c6d24d52?source=cve
wordpress vertical image slider plugin <= 1.2.16 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingThird Party Advisory
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2824902%40wp-vertical-image-slider%2Ftags%2F1.2.16&new=2902084%40wp-vertical-image-slider%2Ftags%2F1.2.17
Diff from wp-vertical-image-slider/tags/1.2.16@2824902 to wp-vertical-image-slider/tags/1.2.17@2902084 – WordPress Plugin RepositoryPatch
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