# CVE-2023-47772: WordPress Slider Revolution Plugin <= 6.6.14 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> A stored XSS vulnerability in the Slider Revolution plugin allows contributors to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vghr-g64f-9ffh

## What is CVE-2023-47772?

CVE-2023-47772 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThemePunch OHG Slider Revolution, published on 20 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Slider Revolution <= 6.6.14.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47772?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themepunch Slider Revolution.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47772?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47772 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ThemePunch OHG Slider Revolution

- [CVE-2023-6528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6528/): Slider Revolution < 6.6.19 - Author+ Insecure Deserialization leading to RCE (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-2359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2359/): Revolution Slider <= 6.6.12 - Author+ Remote Code Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47784/): WordPress Slider Revolution Plugin <= 6.6.15 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-34444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34444/): WordPress Slider Revolution plugin < 6.7.0 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-8107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8107/): Slider Revolution <= 6.7.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47772 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47772 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThemePunch OHG Slider Revolution, published on 20 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ThemePunch OHG Slider Revolution. 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-2023-47772/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47772/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47772
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47772
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47772

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47772/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.