CVE-2021-38318 (GCVE-0-2021-38318)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-09 18:09 – Updated: 2025-05-05 14:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
3D Cover Carousel <= 1.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The 3D Cover Carousel WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the id parameter in the ~/cover-carousel.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-05 14:49 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisorie… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/3d-cov… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Cover Carousel | 3D Cover Carousel |
Affected:
1.0 , ≤ 1.0
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2021-09-08 00:00
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