CVE-2023-0589 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Image Carousel WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 1.0.2. This flaw stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain parameters, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_image_carousel_project:wp_image_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.