PT-2022-13787 · WordPress · Slideshow

Fayçal Chena · Published 2022-05-30 · Updated 2022-06-08 · CVE-2022-1299

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Slideshow WordPress plugin versions 2.3.1 and earlier

Description The issue concerns the Slideshow WordPress plugin, where some default slideshow settings are not properly sanitized and escaped. This could allow high-privileged users, such as administrators, to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed.

Recommendations For Slideshow WordPress plugin versions 2.3.1 and earlier, update to a version that addresses the sanitization and escaping of default slideshow settings to prevent Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1299

Affected Products

Slideshow

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8c46adb1-82d7-4621-a8c3-15cd90e98b96 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1299 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/43531 · Telegram Post