CVE-2023-6382 Master Slider - Responsive Touch Slider <= 3.9.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the ms_slide shortcode, leading to code execution when users view affected pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6382?
CVE-2023-6382 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in averta Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider, published on 1 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ms_slide' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied 'css_class' attribute. 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6382?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Averta Master Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6382 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-2023-6382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6382 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in averta Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider
- CVE-2024-32600 WordPress Master Slider plugin <= 3.9.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37222 WordPress Master Slider plugin <= 3.10.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-47508 WordPress Master Slider Pro Plugin <= 3.6.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2025-58025 WordPress Master Slider Plugin <= 3.11.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-6490 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider <= 3.9.10 - CSRF to slider deletion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4ph-ww7g-63x3.