CVE-2022-1301 WP Contact Slider < 2.4.7 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privileged users can inject malicious scripts via slider text settings, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in WP Contact Slider.
- 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-2022-1301?
CVE-2022-1301 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Contact Slider, published on 4 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Contact Slider WordPress plugin before 2.4.7 does not sanitize and escape the Text to Display settings of sliders, which could allow high privileged users such as editor and above to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1301?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpexperts Wp Contact Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1301?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1301 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-2022-1301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Contact Slider
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjr6-7347-57j6.