Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-24413

CVE-2023-24413:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Vertical Image Slider plugin versions 1.2.16 and below. The vulnerability was reported on January 24, 2023, by researcher yuyudhn and was assigned CVE-2023-24413. The issue affects the I Thirteen Web Solution WordPress vertical image slider plugin (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically of the reflected type, and has been assigned CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The CVSS v3.1 base score varies between sources, with NVD rating it at 6.1 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack rates it at 7.1 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the affected website. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the compromised site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.2.17 of the WordPress Vertical Image Slider plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to resolve the vulnerability. Additionally, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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