CVE-2022-2413 Slide Anything < 2.3.47 - Author+ Cross Site Scripting in slide title
Authors can inject JavaScript into slide titles, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions to execute code in admin pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2413?
CVE-2022-2413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Slide Anything, published on 16 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Slide Anything WordPress plugin before 2.3.47 does not properly sanitize or escape the slide title before outputting it in the admin pages, allowing a logged in user with roles as low as Author to inject a javascript payload into the slide title even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simonpedge Slide Anything.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2413 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-2022-2413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r3v-3w88-2hh3.