CVE-2023-1915 Thumbnail carousel slider < 1.1.10 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in Thumbnail carousel slider allows attackers to execute scripts against admins, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1915?
CVE-2023-1915 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Thumbnail carousel slider, published on 15 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1915?
It affects 1 product.
Products include I13websolution Thumbnail Carousel Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1915?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-1915 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1915 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Thumbnail carousel slider
- CVE-2015-10144 Responsive Thumbnail Slider < 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-2120 Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2019-25222 Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-5821 Cross-site request forgery in Thumbnail carousel slider
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79jw-wx3v-29jf.