What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Responsive and Swipe slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's rsSlider shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2 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 Responsive and Swipe Slider versions up to 1.0.2. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site users, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing sensitive data. The vulnerability affects the slider configuration or content storage mechanism.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they view the slider.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An admin account compromise could allow an attacker to inject malicious code affecting all site visitors.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have administrator-level access to the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
December 20, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
