CVE-2023-23829
WordPress Owl Carousel Plugin <= 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Owl Carousel Plugin <= 0.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23829- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27915
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27915- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rx7f-5prm-h7v5
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.
- Record
GHSA-rx7f-5prm-h7v5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pierre JEHAN Owl Carousel plugin <= 0.5.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23829- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23829 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pierre Jehan Owl Carousel, published August 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.