CVE-2024-53749 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-53749: WordPress Post Carousel Slider for Elementor plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Plugin Devs
Product Post Carousel Slider for Elementor
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 1, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Plugin Devs Post Carousel Slider for Elementor post-carousel-slider-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Post Carousel Slider for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post Carousel Slider for Elementor versions 1.5.0 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts into carousel content. When other users view the affected carousel, the injected code executes in their browsers, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the carousel.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with contributor or subscriber access can compromise admin sessions and steal sensitive data from site visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs a low-privilege user account and must trick a site admin or editor into viewing the malicious carousel.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 1, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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