First published: Fri Oct 27 2023(Updated: )
The Thumbnail carousel slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the deleteselected function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete sliders in bulk via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Credit: security@wordfence.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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=1.0 |
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The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-5821.
The title of the vulnerability is 'The Thumbnail carousel slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0.'
The severity of CVE-2023-5821 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.
The vulnerability affects version 1.0 of the Thumbnail carousel slider plugin for WordPress.
An attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending a forged request to delete sliders in bulk.