Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Master Slider Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13757

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Averta
Status
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 March 2025

Summary

The Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to exploit the plugin's ms_layer shortcode. This occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts, which execute when users visit affected pages, leading to potential data theft or site compromise.

Affected Version(s)

Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider * <= 3.10.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/master-slider/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/master-slider/...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krzysztof Zając
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