# CVE-2023-5413: Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow <= 13.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

> Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrcg-9jfv-rmqj

## What is CVE-2023-5413?

CVE-2023-5413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gopiplus Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow, published on 19 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ihrss-gallery' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 13.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5413?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gopiplus Image Horizontal Reel Scroll Slideshow.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5413 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5413 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in gopiplus Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow

- [CVE-2023-5412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5412/): Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow <= 13.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5413 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gopiplus Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow, published on 19 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5413 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: gopiplus Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow. 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-2023-5413/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5413/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5413
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5413
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5413

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5413/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.