CVE-2024-3285

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Slideshows <= 3.70.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via metaslider Shortcode

Published Apr 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Slideshows plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'metaslider' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.70.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-31875 The Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Slideshows plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'metaslider' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.70.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
History
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Title Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Slideshows <= 3.70.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via metaslider Shortcode
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Metaslider
Metaslider slider\, Gallery\, And Carousel
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:metaslider:slider\,_gallery\,_and_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Metaslider
Metaslider slider\, Gallery\, And Carousel
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:40 PM
Reserved
Apr 3, 2024, 8:06 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 11, 2024, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:43 AM