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FKIE_CVE-2015-20019

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-01 09:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:23
Severity
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The Content text slider on post WordPress plugin before 6.9 does not sanitise and escape the Title and Message/Content settings, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1393044/content-text-slider-on-postPatch, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/124Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4f92b211-e09c-4ed0-bc98-27e0b51b1f86Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1393044/content-text-slider-on-postPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/124Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4f92b211-e09c-4ed0-bc98-27e0b51b1f86Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
content_text_slider_on_post_project content_text_slider_on_post *
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
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      "value": "El plugin Content text slider on post de WordPress versiones anteriores a 6.9, no sanea y escapa de los ajustes de T\u00edtulo y Mensaje/Contenido, lo que podr\u00eda conllevar a problemas de tipo Cross-Site Scripting"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:23:23.530",
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