What is CVE-2023-2289?

CVE-2023-2289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in I13websolution Wordpress Vertical Image Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-2289?

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

Is CVE-2023-2289 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in I13websolution Wordpress Vertical Image Slider

CVE-2023-2289

The wordpress vertical image slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘search_term’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th 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

I13websolution Wordpress_vertical_image_slider
Nik00726 Vertical Image Slider — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2289?: CVE-2023-2289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in I13websolution Wordpress Vertical Image Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-2289?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2289 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.