CVE-2024-3703Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped slider padding attributes

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Nov 29, 2024

Stored XSS in Sayful Islam Carousel Slider before 2.2.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through slide options. The Hero Carousel editor stores slider-padding values without validation or escaping and inserts them into generated slide markup as attributes. Editor-level access is required to save the payload, and a visitor must view the embedded shortcode output and interact with a generated slide to trigger it.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Sayful Islam Carousel Slider before 2.2.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through slide options. The Hero Carousel editor stores slider-padding values without validation or escaping and inserts them into generated slide markup as attributes. Editor-level access is required to save the payload, and a visitor must view the embedded shortcode output and interact with a generated slide to trigger it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3703
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Nov 29, 2024
Vendor
Sayful Islam
Product
Carousel Slider
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 29, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.2.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Sayful Islam · Carousel Sliderversion=0 <2.2.10

Published CVSS scores

4.7CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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