XSS in Averta Master Slider
CVE-2024-13757
The Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's ms_layer shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26a7fb51-f40d-46b8-9f52-49571… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/master-slider/ (Release Notes)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/master-slider/trunk/includes/msp-shortcodes… (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13757?
- CVE-2024-13757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Averta Master Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13757?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13757 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.