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CVE-2022-1266 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate < 1.5.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via Header Title in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate, enabling stored XSS attacks.

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-2022-1266?

CVE-2022-1266 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate, published on 20 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 does not sanitise and escape the Header Title, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpwax Post Grid\, Slider \& Carousel Ultimate.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1266 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-2022-1266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6hhv-7x2g-ggm9.

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