CVE-2022-1153 LayerSlider < 7.1.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized project slugs in the LayerSlider WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1153?
CVE-2022-1153 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown LayerSlider, published on 25 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The LayerSlider WordPress plugin before 7.1.2 does not sanitise and escape Project's slug before outputting it back in various place, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1153?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kreaturamedia Layerslider.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1153?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1153 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-2022-1153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown LayerSlider
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq4m-w42p-h4c2.