CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
The Slider Bootstrap Carousel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'category' and 'template' shortcode attributes in all versions up to and including 1.0.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. The plugin uses extract() on shortcode_atts() to parse attributes, then directly outputs the $category variable into multiple HTML attributes (id, data-target, href) on lines 38, 47, 109, and 113 without applying esc_attr(). Similarly, the $template attribute flows into a class attribute on line 93 without escaping. 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.
AnalysisAI
Stored cross-site scripting in Slider Bootstrap Carousel WordPress plugin up to version 1.0.7 allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access to inject arbitrary JavaScript via unsanitized 'category' and 'template' shortcode attributes, executing malicious scripts in pages viewed by any user. The vulnerability stems from improper use of extract() on shortcode attributes combined with missing output escaping (esc_attr()) on multiple HTML attributes, enabling persistent XSS injection that affects site security and user data.
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EUVD-2026-24646
GHSA-wpp9-gmq8-vmx8