Smart Slider 3, CVE-2021-24382

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2021-24382
Home page URL: Security reports for Smart Slider 3
Application: Smart Slider 3
Published on: Jun 14, 2021
Research Description: The Smart Slider 3 Free and pro WordPress plugins before 3.5.0.9 did not sanitise the Project Name before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. By default, only administrator users could access the affected functionality, limiting the exploitability of the vulnerability. However, some WordPress admins may allow lesser privileged users to access the plugin's functionality, in which case, privilege escalation could be performed.
Affected versions: Min -, max 3.5.0.9.
Status: vulnerable