CVE-2023-47772 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47772: WordPress Slider Revolution Plugin <= 6.6.14 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Themepunch Ohg

Product Slider Revolution

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 20, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Slider Revolution <= 6.6.14.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Slider Revolution contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 6.6.14. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts affecting other visitors; session hijacking or data theft is possible.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account and the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 20, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47772 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-2023-47772

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions