CVE-2024-4002: The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.6.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cr

low Affects carousel\,-slider\,-gallery-by-wp-carousel (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.6.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cr

Package
carousel\,-slider\,-gallery-by-wp-carousel (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.6.9
Fixed in
2.6.9
Severity
low  CVSS 3.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (29.2th percentile)
Published
2025-05-15
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcarousel\,-slider\,-gallery-by-wp-carousel (WordPress plugin) advisories

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