PT-2023-14215 · Unknown · John West Slideshow Se

Thiennv · Published 2023-03-17 · Updated 2023-03-23 · CVE-2022-43461

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions John West Slideshow SE plugin versions <= 2.5.5

Description The issue is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website, which will be executed by the user's browser. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For John West Slideshow SE plugin versions <= 2.5.5, update to a version greater than 2.5.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-43461

Affected Products

John West Slideshow Se

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43461 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/60250 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/slideshow-se/wordpress-slideshow-se-plugin-2-5-5-auth-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note