Vulnerability Report
Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2023-5820

Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload

The Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the addedit functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-5820 is a high severity with CVSS 8.3 Arbitrary File Upload issue affecting the Plugin Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox. It affects 1.0 through 1.0 and is fixed in 1.0.1.

Published
Oct 26, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 1.0.1, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-5820 is tracked for the Plugin Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox as high severity with CVSS 8.3. The affected range is 1.0 through 1.0. Update Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox to 1.0.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Arbitrary File Upload
Primary Fixed Version
1.0.1
Primary Affected Range
1.0 through 1.0
Tracking ID
CVE-2023-5820
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2023-5820
Patched Versions
1.0.1
Affected Versions
1.0 through 1.0
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