XSS in Seothemes Seo Slider
CVE-2023-5707
The SEO Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'slider' shortcode and post meta in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Seothemes Seo Slider — versions 0
- Seothemes Seo_slider
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5707?
- CVE-2023-5707 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Seothemes Seo Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5707?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5707 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.