CVE-2023-49852 WordPress Responsive Slick Slider WordPress plugin <= 1.4 - Content Injection vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Responsive Slick Slider WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2023-49852?
CVE-2023-49852 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vsourz Digital Responsive Slick Slider WordPress, published on 4 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Vsourz Digital Responsive Slick Slider WordPress allows Code Injection.This issue affects Responsive Slick Slider WordPress: from n/a through 1.4.
Weakness: CWE-80
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49852?
How do I fix CVE-2023-49852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49852 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-2023-49852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgwr-qhpr-qch5.