CVE-2025-1491: WP Posts Carousel <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via auto_play_timeout Parameter
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1491
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: teastudiopl
Product: WP Posts Carousel
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 5.98% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-30 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1491https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7f708c72-7ce2-4eb0-869b-cec4613f6f3f?source=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-posts-carousel/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3248502/