WordPress LayerSlider plugin <= 8.4.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2026-09-30 39 d ago modified 2026-09-30 39 d ago also EUVD-2026-89915

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kreatura LayerSlider allows Reflected XSS.

This issue affects LayerSlider: from n/a through 8.4.0.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Kreatura LayerSlider 8.4.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 39 d ago (2026-09-30)

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Kreatura LayerSlider

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/wordpress/plugin/layerslider/vulnerability/wordpress-layerslider-plugin-8-4-0-cross-site-scripting-x
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-97253
NVD CVE-2026-97253

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Summary