CVE-2025-23977Network attack vector

Stored XSS via forged administrative requests

Published Jan 31, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Stored XSS in Bhaskar Dhote Post Carousel Slider 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to persist scripts via forged requests. Patchstack has not published the affected handler or the exact request field that accepts and stores the untrusted script content. Exploitation requires a privileged user with an active WordPress session to visit a crafted page or follow a malicious link, after which the stored script runs in later browser views.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Bhaskar Dhote Post Carousel Slider 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to persist scripts via forged requests. Patchstack has not published the affected handler or the exact request field that accepts and stores the untrusted script content. Exploitation requires a privileged user with an active WordPress session to visit a crafted page or follow a malicious link, after which the stored script runs in later browser views.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-23977
Published
Jan 31, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Plugin Devs
Product
Post Carousel Slider for Elementor
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-592
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record 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 <=2.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Plugin Devs · Post Carousel Slider for Elementorversion=0 <=2.0.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-592Stored XSS

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