CVE-2023-2120 Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2023-2120?

CVE-2023-2120 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nik00726 Thumbnail carousel slider, published on 18 Apr 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_term parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2120?

It affects 1 product.

Products include I13websolution Thumbnail Carousel Slider.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2120?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2120 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-2023-2120 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in nik00726 Thumbnail carousel slider

• CVE-2015-10144 Responsive Thumbnail Slider < 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload High 8.8
• CVE-2023-1915 Thumbnail carousel slider < 1.1.10 - Reflected XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2019-25222 Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection Medium 4.9
• CVE-2023-5821 Cross-site request forgery in Thumbnail carousel slider Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-2qvf-62mv-jxmq.