Vulnerability Description
The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel – Image Carousel & Photo Gallery, Post Carousel & Post Grid, Product Carousel & Product Grid for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the carousel widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Shapedplugin | Wp Carousel | < 2.6.4 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&oldPatch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9349208c-3e86-4ec6-9e1Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&oldPatch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9349208c-3e86-4ec6-9e1Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-2949?
CVE-2024-2949 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel – Image Carousel & Photo Gallery, Post Carousel & Post Grid, Product Carousel & Product Grid for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored C...
How severe is CVE-2024-2949?
CVE-2024-2949 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-2949?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Shapedplugin Wp Carousel.