CVE-2023-1473 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in version 3.29.0 of the Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider WordPress plugin. This flaw stems from improper sanitization and escaping of a parameter before output, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and network vector, but requires user interaction and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, particularly against high-privilege users like administrators. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.29.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:metaslider:slider\,_gallery\,_and_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.