CVE-2023-28499 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in simonpedge Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel plugin <= 2.4.9 versions.

Published: 2023-11-07

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

simonpedge

Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.4.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simonpedge:slide_anything-responsive_content\/html_slider_and_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32169	Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in simonpedge Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel plugin <= 2.4.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00473.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/slide-anything/wordpress-slide-anything-plugin-2-4-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Simonpedge Slide Anything-responsive Content\/html Slider And Carousel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-11-07T17:34:48.417Z

Updated: 2026-04-29T09:51:50.957Z

Reserved: 2023-03-16T11:18:18.237Z

Link: CVE-2023-28499

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-07T18:15:08.457

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:47:52.850

Link: CVE-2023-28499

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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