CVE-2023-5821
low-risk
Published 2023-10-27
The Thumbnail carousel slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the deleteselected function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete sliders in bulk via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Do I need to act?
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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Thumbnail Carousel Slider
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1263536/wp-responsive-slider-with-l...
Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bde75c5a-b0b7-4f26-91e...
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1263536/wp-responsive-slider-with-l...
Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bde75c5a-b0b7-4f26-91e...
23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal