# CVE-2024-35769: WordPress Slideshow SE plugin <= 2.5.17 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Stored XSS in Slideshow SE allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45h2-7h7x-8g8w

## What is CVE-2024-35769?

CVE-2024-35769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in John West Slideshow SE, published on 21 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in John West Slideshow SE allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Slideshow SE: from n/a through 2.5.17.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Slideshow Se Project Slideshow Se.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-35769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in John West Slideshow SE

- [CVE-2024-35778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35778/): WordPress Slideshow SE plugin <= 2.5.17 - Auth. Limited Local File Inclusion vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-43461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43461/): WordPress Slideshow SE Plugin <= 2.5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2022-41554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41554/): WordPress Slideshow SE Plugin <= 2.5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in John West Slideshow SE, published on 21 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: John West Slideshow SE. 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-2024-35769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.