CVE-2023-28499 (GCVE-0-2023-28499)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-07 17:34 – Updated: 2026-04-29 09:51
VLAI
Title
WordPress Slide Anything Plugin <= 2.4.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in simonpedge Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel plugin <= 2.4.9 versions.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
simonpedge Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.4.9 (custom)
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Credits
FearZzZz (Patchstack Alliance)
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