CVE-2025-58820 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58820: WordPress Carousel Ultimate Plugin <= 1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Themepoints
Product Carousel Ultimate
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 5, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Themepoints Carousel Ultimate carousel allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Carousel Ultimate: from n/a through <= 1.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Carousel Ultimate versions 1.8 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with high-level admin privileges can craft a malicious request that, when a victim visits a page, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This affects the site's integrity and can expose user 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

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting all site visitors, potentially stealing credentials or modifying page content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin access; victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated

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