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CVE-2023-5435: The Up down image slideshow gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 12.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user suppl

high Affects up-down-image-slideshow-gallery (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Up down image slideshow gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 12.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user suppl

Package
up-down-image-slideshow-gallery (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<12.1
Fixed in
12.1
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.2th percentile)
Published
2023-10-31
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordup-down-image-slideshow-gallery (WordPress plugin) advisories

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