What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel – Image Carousel & Photo Gallery, Post Carousel & Post Grid, Product Carousel & Product Grid for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the carousel widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WP Carousel versions up to 2.6.3. 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 affects the site's scope, meaning the injected code can impact areas beyond the carousel component itself.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view the site.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' sessions and data can be compromised; site reputation and user trust at risk.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
April 6, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
