CVE-2024-10565 Slider by 10Web < 1.2.62 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Widget

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Admin users can inject malicious scripts via widget settings in the Slider by 10Web plugin, affecting multisite setups.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-10565?

CVE-2024-10565 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Slider by 10Web, published on 25 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Slider by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.2.62 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10565?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 10web Slider.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10565 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-2024-10565 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10565 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq4f-w524-x6mg.

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