Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-2402
CVE-2023-2402:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2023-2402 affects the WordPress plugin Photo Gallery Slideshow & Masonry Tiled Gallery versions up to 1.0.13. This security flaw was discovered by researcher Marco Wotschka and was publicly disclosed on April 28, 2023. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium) (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in users' browsers when they interact with specially crafted URLs, potentially leading to the compromise of user data and session information.
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 1.0.14 or later of the Photo Gallery Slideshow & Masonry Tiled Gallery plugin to address this vulnerability.
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related WordPress vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management