CVE-2023-41848

WordPress Carousel Slider plugin <= 2.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
Wordfence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Majeed Raza Carousel Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Carousel Slider: from n/a through 2.2.2.

The Carousel Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_optin_optout() function hooked via 'admin_init' in versions up to, and including, 2.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to opt in and opt out of tracking for the plugin.

*Credits: Nguyen Anh Tien (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-04 CVE Reserved
2023-09-05 CVE Published
2024-12-13 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/carousel-slider/vulnerability/wordpress-carousel-slider-plugin-2-2-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Carousel Slider Search vendor "Carousel Slider"		Carousel Slider Search vendor "Carousel Slider" for product "Carousel Slider"				>= 0.0.0 <= 2.2.2 Search vendor "Carousel Slider" for product "Carousel Slider" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.2.2"		en		Affected