CVE-2022-1336 Carousel CK <= 1.1.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privileged users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized slide descriptions in the Carousel CK WordPress plugin when unfiltered HTML is disabled.
- 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-2022-1336?
CVE-2022-1336 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Carousel CK, published on 13 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 Carousel CK WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 does not sanitize and escape Slide's descriptions, which could allow high-privileged users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ceikay Carousel Ck.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1336 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-2022-1336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-53p5-v4h6-6q79.