WordPress Custom Post Carousels with Owl Plugin <= 1.4.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Howard Ehrenberg Custom Post Carousels with Owl allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Post Carousels with Owl: from n/a through 1.4.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00328 26th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Ehrenberg | Custom Post Carousels with Owl | up to 1.4.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Custom Post Carousels with Owl VendorHoward Ehrenberg Affected up to 1.4.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:howardehrenberg:custom_post_carousels_with_owl:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.4.6 | Vulnerable | Howard Ehrenberg |
- cpe:2.3:a:howardehrenberg:custom_post_carousels_with_owl:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Howard Ehrenberg
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51493
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj6m-6wr4-jg9x
References
More Howard Ehrenberg Custom Post Carousels With Owl vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04594 Custom Post Carousels with Owl < 1.4.12 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-51493 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51493 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qj6m-6wr4-jg9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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