CVE-2023-45051 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45051: WordPress Image vertical reel scroll slideshow Plugin <= 9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gopi Ramasamy

Product Image vertical reel scroll slideshow

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 18, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gopi Ramasamy Image vertical reel scroll slideshow plugin <= 9.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Image vertical reel scroll slideshow through version 9.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts into the slideshow configuration. When other users view the affected page, the injected code executes in their browser, potentially compromising their session or stealing data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in the browsers of site visitors.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can inject malicious code affecting all site visitors; compromised admin accounts pose a site-wide risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and a victim must view the affected slideshow page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45051 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-45051

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions