CVE-2023-2402 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Photo Gallery Slideshow & Masonry Tiled Gallery plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions up to and including 1.0.13. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via the search_term parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:i13websolution:photo_gallery_slideshow_\&_masonry_tiled_gallery:*:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.