Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privileged WordPress user
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DeliveryInject script into slider widget input
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ExploitPayload stored in site database
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ExecutionAdmin or user views affected page
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ImpactScript executes in victim's session context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated WordPress account with at least low-privilege content-submission capability (e.g., contributor/author) able to enter data into the Image Slider Widget plugin fields; the stored payload only fires when a victim - typically an administrator or editor - subsequently views the page rendering the attacker-controlled slider content. Limiting factors: authentication is mandatory (PR:L), victim interaction is required (UI:R, the victim must load the affected page), and exploitation depends on the vulnerable GhozyLab Image Slider Widget plugin (version n/a through 1.1.130) being installed and active; sites restricting untrusted users from content creation sharply reduce exposure. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity Stored XSS (CWE-79) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L). The vector indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack but requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), which materially reduces real-world urgency compared to an unauthenticated RCE. The scope change (S:C) reflects that injected script executes in another user's browser/session context - typically an administrator viewing attacker-supplied slider content - yielding only Low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or POC/exploit reference is present in the provided data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; the only source is a Patchstack advisory. The signals are internally consistent (authenticated stored XSS in a WordPress plugin) with no conflict between the CVSS vector and the description. Net: a legitimate but not top-priority issue - patch in routine cycles, prioritized higher on multi-author WordPress sites where lower-trust users can submit content. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged authenticated WordPress account (e.g., contributor or author) injects a malicious script payload into an input field of the Image Slider Widget plugin (≤ 1.1.130). The payload is stored persistently and executes in the browser of an administrator or other user who later views the page containing the slider, enabling session/cookie theft or admin-context actions. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, so exploitation would require custom payload crafting. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 05, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the GhozyLab Image Slider Widget WordPress plugin (versions through 1.1.130) lets an authenticated low-privilege user - a contributor or author able to submit content - inject script into slider fields that executes in the browser of any administrator or editor who later views the rendered slider. CVSS 3.1 rates this 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), reflecting mandatory authentication (PR:L), required victim interaction (UI:R), and scope change because the payload escapes the plugin's context into the broader WordPress page. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the plugin is not in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data at time of analysis, so the primary action is to deactivate and, if unused, delete the GhozyLab Image Slider Widget plugin (version 1.1.130 and earlier are affected) and confirm removal against the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/image-slider-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-image-slider-widget-plugin-1-1-130-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, then re-check that entry for a fixed release. If the plugin is business-required and cannot be removed, compensating controls are: restrict contributor/author roles to fully trusted personnel and set new-user defaults to subscriber so untrusted accounts cannot place content into slider fields (trade-off: reduces editorial flexibility and may disrupt workflow); and block the vulnerable storage/rendering path by disabling the slider widget on publicly reachable templates or restricting it to trusted editors (trade-off: removes the feature). Deploy a WAF rule targeting persistent XSS payloads in WordPress plugin POST parameters, understanding that obfuscated payloads can bypass signature-based filtering and that WAF protection is not a substitute for patching or removal. Because the payload is stored, also audit and purge existing slider entries for injected markup after applying any mitigation.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is CWE-79, improper neutralization of input during web page generation, in the GhozyLab Image Slider Widget plugin for WordPress. Slider configuration and content fields accept user-supplied strings that are persisted to the database and later emitted into the rendered front-end page without adequate output encoding or escaping, so the injected markup is stored and re-executed on every view of the affected page rather than reflected once. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:ghozylab:image_slider_widget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the plugin as the sole affected component across all versions up to and including 1.1.130. The CVSS vector's scope-change flag (S:C) is significant: successful injection compromises the security context of the surrounding WordPress page and, for an administrator viewer, can enable session-token theft or privileged actions such as plugin/theme editing or user creation under the classic stored-XSS privilege-escalation chain. Because WordPress is a multi-author CMS, the practical risk hinges on whether untrusted or lightly vetted accounts hold content-creation rights.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Stored XSS requires an authenticated low-privilege submitter (PR:L) and a victim to view the content (UI:R); script runs in the victim's session (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in GhozyLab Image Slider Widget image-slider-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Image Slider Widget: from n/a through 1.1.130.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
EUVD-2026-92521
GHSA-64m4-qw3q-867g
NVD
CVE.org
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