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Carousel SliderWordPress extension · Majeedraza

CVE-2023-41848

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.2.3 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in the Carousel Slider plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized users to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks throughout the plugin, ensuring all sensitive operations verify user permissions and role-based access controls are correctly configured according to the principle of least privilege.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Carousel SliderWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.2.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Carousel Slider plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins section, and look for 'Carousel Slider' by Majeedraza in the installed plugins list
    Affected if Plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In the Plugins list, click on the plugin details or view the readme.txt file within the plugin directory to find the current version number
    Affected if Version is lower than 2.2.3
  3. Identify accessible plugin functionality
    Test accessing plugin settings, slider creation, or admin pages while logged in as a low-privilege user (subscriber or contributor) or without authentication
    Affected if Low-privilege or unauthenticated users can access plugin admin pages, create/modify sliders, or access restricted settings without proper authorization checks
  4. Inspect plugin capability checks
    Examine the plugin source code files (typically in wp-content/plugins/carousel-slider/) for functions that handle admin actions, slider management, or settings updates and verify if current_user_can() or capability checks are present
    Affected if Plugin code lacks proper permission/capability checks before executing sensitive operations

Environment is affected if the Majeedraza Carousel Slider plugin version is below 2.2.3 and low-privilege or unauthenticated users can access admin functionality that should require elevated permissions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.2.3 or later
Fixed in 2.2.3
Interim mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks throughout the plugin, ensuring all sensitive operations verify user permissions and role-based access controls are correctly configured according to the principle of least privilege.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.2.3

  1. Update the Carousel Slider WordPress plugin to version 2.2.3 or later through the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or via wp-cli: wp plugin update carousel-slider
  2. Verify the update was successfully applied by checking the plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list
  3. Confirm the website functionality remains intact after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Carousel Slider Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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