What is CVE-2023-2120?

CVE-2023-2120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nik00726 Thumbnail Carousel Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-2120?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2120 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Nik00726 Thumbnail Carousel Slider

CVE-2023-2120

The Thumbnail carousel slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_term parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.037 (88.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nik00726 Thumbnail Carousel Slider — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2120?: CVE-2023-2120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nik00726 Thumbnail Carousel Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-2120?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2120 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.