CVE-2023-40200 WordPress WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel plugin <= 3.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization controls in the WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel plugin to access restricted functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40200?
CVE-2023-40200 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Essential Plugin WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel, published on 11 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key vulnerability in Essential Plugin WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.
This issue affects WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel: from n/a through 3.6.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40200?
How do I fix CVE-2023-40200?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40200 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-40200 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40200 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmg6-wpcq-g357.