CVE-2023-0267

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Ultimate Carousel For WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin versions through 2.6

Description The issue concerns the failure to validate and escape certain shortcode attributes, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could potentially be exploited in a page or post where the shortcode is embedded.

Recommendations For The Ultimate Carousel For WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin versions through 2.6, consider updating to a version that addresses this issue, as using unvalidated and unescaped shortcode attributes poses a significant risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of shortcodes to trusted users only, until a patch is available.