CVE-2023-41848 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41848: WordPress Carousel Slider plugin <= 2.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Majeed Raza

Product Carousel Slider

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Majeed Raza Carousel Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Carousel Slider: from n/a through 2.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Carousel Slider through version 2.2.2 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify carousel content over the network. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive data or disrupt service availability, but permits unauthorized changes to site content. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.2.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify carousel slider content without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Carousel content can be altered by anyone, potentially displaying unwanted or malicious material to site visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41848 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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