TI-2023-02147 Aliases CVE-2023-2289 GHSA-wwqh-mqww-29mq

wordpress vertical image slider plugin <= 1.2.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The wordpress vertical image slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘search_term’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00433 37th 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: No
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
nik00726	Vertical Image Slider	up to 1.2.16	—	No fix listed	CNA

Vertical Image Slider Vendornik00726 Affected up to 1.2.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:i13websolution:wordpress_vertical_image_slider::::::wordpress::*	before 1.2.17	Vulnerable	nik00726

cpe:2.3:a:i13websolution:wordpress_vertical_image_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.2.17 Vulnerable ·nik00726

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2289
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwqh-mqww-29mq

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2824902%40wp-vertical-image-slider%2Ftags%2F1.2.16&new=2902084%40wp-vertical-image-slider%2Ftags%2F1.2.17

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9983364-9b52-4acc-91d4-b352c6d24d52?source=cve

TI-2023-10035 WordPress wordpress vertical image slider plugin Plugin <= 1.2.16 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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