CVE-2024-4002 Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel < 2.6.9 - Editor+ Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WP Carousel plugin, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4002?
CVE-2024-4002 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.6.9 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-2024-4002?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Techearty Carousel\, Slider\, Gallery by Wp Carousel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4002 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-2024-4002 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4002 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpv2-32pf-74f2.