CVE-2023-0589 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP Image Carousel WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Published: 2023-03-27

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Image Carousel

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_image_carousel_project:wp_image_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12629	The WP Image Carousel WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58649228-69a6-4028-8487-166b0a07fcf7

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp Image Carousel Project Wp Image Carousel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-03-27T15:37:39.286Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:08:20.620Z

Reserved: 2023-01-31T09:00:40.728Z

Link: CVE-2023-0589

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:49.967Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-27T16:15:09.167

Modified: 2025-05-05T16:15:26.620

Link: CVE-2023-0589

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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