Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-68074 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Image Carousel plugin by GhozyLab, reported for versions up to 1.0.0.41. A logged-in Contributor can potentially inject script that affects another user who views the content. This is not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation item. The risk is moderate because exploitation needs a logged-in Contributor and user interaction, but compromise could affect site administrators or visitors depending on where malicious script executes.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting with CVSS 3.1 score 6.5. The vector indicates network access, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope, with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Sources describe it as Contributor XSS in Image Carousel <= 1.0.0.41.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Image Carousel plugin, especially where Contributor-level users exist or untrusted users can submit carousel-related content. Sites without the plugin are not exposed based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
Successful exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege user and a victim interaction, such as viewing affected content in WordPress. The provided sources do not state public exploit availability or active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack database entry. No exploit details, patch version, or vendor advisory are included in the provided bundle. Avoid assuming broader GhozyLab product impact beyond the Image Carousel WordPress plugin.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using the Image Carousel plugin.
- Check the installed plugin version against 1.0.0.41 or earlier.
- Review Patchstack and vendor guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Restrict Contributor access until remediation is confirmed.
- Disable the plugin if business impact is acceptable and no fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress plugins across managed sites.
- Confirm whether package name image-carousel is installed.
- Record the installed Image Carousel version.
- Review users with Contributor or higher content-submission permissions.
- Monitor site content and admin activity for unexpected script-like changes.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/image-carousel/vulnerability/wordpress-image-carousel-plugin-1-0-0-41-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.