CVE-2023-2289: 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 in

medium Affects wp-vertical-image-slider (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 in

Package
wp-vertical-image-slider (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.2.17
Fixed in
1.2.17
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (37.5th percentile)
Published
2023-06-09
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-vertical-image-slider (WordPress plugin) advisories

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