Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Carousel Slider WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-6850

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Carousel Slider
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 September 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-6850?

The Carousel Slider WordPress plugin before 2.2.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

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Affected Version(s)

Carousel Slider 0 < 2.2.4

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-6850 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c06995cb-1685-4751-811f-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
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