Description
The OWL Carousel Slider WordPress plugin through 2.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | OWL Carousel Slider | ≤ 2.2 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- OWL Carousel Slider - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-13627.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7e425a1-ae49-4ea6-abe4-42ba2713af8f/ exploit vdb-entry technical-description