Logo Slider <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'lgx_tooltip_position' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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 Logo Slider – Logo Carousel, Client Logo Slider & Brand Showcase for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'lgx_tooltip_position' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5hg-6jfj-8wjc
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd321fd7-1f3a-4d1c-b832-69423a35fad5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/logo-slider-wp/trunk/public/partials/template/view-default.php#L43
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/logo-slider-wp/trunk/public/partials/view-controller.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/logo-slider-wp/trunk/admin/class-logo-slider-wp-admin.php#L996
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3601263%40logo-slider-wp&new=3601263%40logo-slider-wp
More logichunt vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05045 Logo Slider < 4.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2024-11418 Logo Slider < 4.6.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-10100 Logo Slider < 4.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-09701 Logo Slider < 4.5.0 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-04262 Logo Slider < 3.6.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-16318 WordPress OWL Carousel Plugin <= 1.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-13247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j5hg-6jfj-8wjc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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