CVE-2022-1299 Slideshow <= 2.3.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privileged users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized slideshow settings, potentially leading to code execution in the admin interface.
- 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-2022-1299?
CVE-2022-1299 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Slideshow, published on 30 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Slideshow WordPress plugin through 2.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some of its default slideshow settings, which could allow high-privileged users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1299?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Slideshow Project Slideshow.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1299?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1299 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-2022-1299 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1299 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Slideshow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x8p-6353-gxp9.