CVE-2025-68074
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 · uneditedContributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Image Carousel <= 1.0.0.41 versions.
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 confidenceA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Image Carousel WordPress plugin affecting versions 1.0.0.41 and below. The vulnerability allows authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions to inject malicious scripts through the plugin's image carousel functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Image Carousel plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Image Carousel' in the list. Note whether it is Active or Inactive.Affected if The plugin is installed and Active, meaning its code is loaded and executable.
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view details to see the Version number displayed. Compare this version to 1.0.0.41.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.0.41 or any earlier version (for example, 1.0.0.40, 1.0.0.30, etc.).
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Identify carousel content in posts or pagesSearch your WordPress posts, pages, or custom post types for the shortcode used by the plugin (commonly [image_carousel] or similar) or check if any carousel widgets are active in your widget areas.Affected if Carousel shortcodes or widgets are present and publicly accessible, providing an injection vector.
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Review user role permissionsGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and check which users have the Contributor role or higher. Contributors can create/edit content that may include the carousel functionality.Affected if Any authenticated user with Contributor-level or higher permissions exists and can access the content editor where the carousel can be inserted.
You are affected if the Image Carousel plugin is active, installed at version 1.0.0.41 or below, and any Contributor-level user can access the editor to insert carousel content.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate Image Carousel plugin to the latest available version beyond 1.0.0.41. If no update is available, consider removing the plugin until a patch is released, or implement output sanitization on user-supplied content processed by the plugin.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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