CVE-2024-4575 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Layerslider	Layerslider
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://layerslider.com/release-log/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4fa4167a-686f-4fd0-a53d-eb61d57228a1?source=cve

History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:layerslider:layerslider::::::wordpress::*
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-05-23T11:02:37.956Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:47:41.239Z

Reserved: 2024-05-06T21:41:33.534Z

Link: CVE-2024-4575

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:47:41.239Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-23T11:15:24.443

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:43:08.243

Link: CVE-2024-4575

Redhat

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