CVE-2023-5412: The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 13.2 due to insufficient escaping on the use

high Affects image-horizontal-reel-scroll-slideshow (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 13.2 due to insufficient escaping on the use

Package
image-horizontal-reel-scroll-slideshow (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<13.3
Fixed in
13.3
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.7th percentile)
Published
2023-10-31
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordimage-horizontal-reel-scroll-slideshow (WordPress plugin) advisories

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