# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmg6-wpcq-g357

## 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 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2023-40200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40200 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Essential Plugin WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40200/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40200

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40200/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.