CVE-2022-0648 Team Circle Image Slider With Lightbox < 1.0.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in an admin's browser via the order_pos parameter in the Team Circle Image Slider plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-0648?

CVE-2022-0648 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Team Circle Image Slider With Lightbox, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Team Circle Image Slider With Lightbox WordPress plugin before 1.0.16 does not sanitize and escape the order_pos parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0648?

It affects 1 product.

Products include I13websolution Team Circle Image Slider With Lightbox.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-0648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5c6j-pf48-q4gh.

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