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CVE-2022-4482: The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow user

medium Affects carousel\,-slider\,-gallery-by-wp-carousel (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow user

Package
carousel\,-slider\,-gallery-by-wp-carousel (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.5.3
Fixed in
2.5.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.1th percentile)
Published
2023-01-16
Source
nvd

References

NVD recordcarousel\,-slider\,-gallery-by-wp-carousel (WordPress plugin) advisories

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