The LayerSlider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's ls_search_form shortcode in version 7.11.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVE-2024-4575 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin LayerSlider. It affects 7.11.0 through 7.11.0 and is fixed in 7.11.1.
CVE-2024-4575 is tracked for the Plugin LayerSlider as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is 7.11.0 through 7.11.0. Update LayerSlider to 7.11.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
LayerSlider
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-4575 |
| Patched Versions |
7.11.1
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| Affected Versions |
7.11.0 through 7.11.0
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
LayerSlider 7.9.11 - 7.10.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
LayerSlider <= 7.7.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
LayerSlider <= 7.1.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
LayerSlider <= 7.7.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
LayerSlider <= 6.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
LayerSlider <= 6.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
LayerSlider <= 4.6.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
LayerSlider <= 4.6.1 - Path Traversal
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