CVE-2025-1491

MEDIUM

WP Posts Carousel <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via auto_play_timeout Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The WP Posts Carousel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘auto_play_timeout’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.7 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.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
teastudiopl/WP Posts Carousel < 1.3.7
Published Mar 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026