CVE-2023-23829 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.

Published: 2023-08-08

Score: 6.5 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

Pierre JEHAN

Owl Carousel

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 0.5.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pierre-jehan:owl_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-2023-27915	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00069.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/owl-carousel/wordpress-owl-carousel-plugin-0-5-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Pierre-jehan Owl Carousel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-08-08T11:35:39.729Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:03.089Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T09:27:52.547Z

Link: CVE-2023-23829

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:42:26.258Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-08T12:15:10.283

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:54.667

Link: CVE-2023-23829

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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