CVE-2022-1541 Video Slider - Slider Carousel < 1.4.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privileged users can inject malicious scripts via video settings in the Video Slider WordPress plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- 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-2022-1541?
CVE-2022-1541 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Video Slider – Slider Carousel, published on 6 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 Video Slider WordPress plugin before 1.4.8 does not sanitize or escape some of its video settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1541?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Richweb Video Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1541 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-2022-1541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9h6v-c4w6-qr22.