Medium severity · published May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-4665
WP Carousel Free <= 2.7.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'data-caption' Attribute
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel · shapedplugin
through 2.7.10 · source: vendor
Affected product
CS
Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel
shapedplugin
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4665
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4665
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-carousel-free/tags/2.7.10/public/js/fancybox-config.js#L3
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-carousel-free/trunk/public/js/fancybox-config.js#L3
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506878/wp-carousel-free/trunk/public/js/fancybox.js
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e75815a3-2414-47f3-b0c4-e5d3e2cb369d?source=cve
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