CVE-2023-2289 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The wordpress vertical image slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘search_term’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00991.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
I13websolution	Wordpress Vertical Image Slider

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:i13websolution:wordpress_vertical_image_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2824902%40wp-vertical-image-slider%2Ftags%2F1.2.16&new=2902084%40wp-vertical-image-slider%2Ftags%2F1.2.17
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9983364-9b52-4acc-91d4-b352c6d24d52?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		wordpress vertical image slider plugin <= 1.2.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses		CWE-79

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-09T05:33:33.580Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:21:55.757Z

Reserved: 2023-04-25T19:35:37.833Z

Link: CVE-2023-2289

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:19:14.772Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-09T06:16:06.170

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:18:14.120

Link: CVE-2023-2289

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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