WordPress Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority LOW 31CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Owl Carousel: from n/a through 0.5.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00527 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre JEHAN | Owl Carousel | up to 0.5.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Owl Carousel VendorPierre JEHAN Affected up to 0.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-44578
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w53-58xm-8pwx
More Pierre JEHAN vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09628 WordPress Owl Carousel Plugin <= 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-44578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-44578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w53-58xm-8pwx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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