What is CVE-2024-4575?

CVE-2024-4575 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Layerslider, classified under CWE-79 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF INPUT DURING WEB PAGE GENERATION ('CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING'). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-4575?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Layerslider

CVE-2024-4575

The LayerSlider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's ls_search_form shortcode in version 7.11.0 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.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.8th 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

Layerslider — versions 7.11.0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4575?: CVE-2024-4575 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Layerslider, classified under CWE-79 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF INPUT DURING WEB PAGE GENERATION ('CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING'). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-4575?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.