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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-4665
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-05 May, 2026 | 03:37
Updated At-05 May, 2026 | 14:13
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
WP Carousel Free <= 2.7.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'data-caption' Attribute

The WP Carousel Free plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via crafted fancybox `data-caption` attributes in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.10. This is due to the `fancybox-config.js` script reading the carousel container's `id` attribute directly from the DOM to construct a jQuery selector without sanitization. When a Contributor crafts an HTML block with a malformed carousel container ID (containing characters invalid for jQuery selectors), the custom fancybox configuration throws a JavaScript error and fails to initialize. This causes the bundled fancybox library (v3.5.7) to fall back to its default caption handling, which renders the `data-caption` attribute content as raw HTML. Since WordPress allows `data-*` attributes through `wp_kses_post()`, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user clicks an image in the crafted carousel lightbox.

Affected Products
Vendor
shapedplugin
Product
Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 2.7.10 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-79CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-79
Description: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.16.4MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Credits

finder
Craig Smith
Timeline
EventDate
Vendor Notified2026-03-25 10:41:25
Disclosed2026-05-04 15:01:27
Event: Vendor Notified
Date: 2026-03-25 10:41:25
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2026-05-04 15:01:27
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e75815a3-2414-47f3-b0c4-e5d3e2cb369d?source=cve
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-carousel-free/tags/2.7.10/public/js/fancybox-config.js#L3
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-carousel-free/trunk/public/js/fancybox-config.js#L3
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506878/wp-carousel-free/trunk/public/js/fancybox.js
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e75815a3-2414-47f3-b0c4-e5d3e2cb369d?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-carousel-free/tags/2.7.10/public/js/fancybox-config.js#L3
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-carousel-free/trunk/public/js/fancybox-config.js#L3
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506878/wp-carousel-free/trunk/public/js/fancybox.js
Resource: N/A
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