CVE-2022-3074 Slider Hero < 8.4.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privileged users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped slider names in the Slider Hero WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-3074?
CVE-2022-3074 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Slider Hero WordPress plugin before 8.4.4 does not escape the slider Name, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3074?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quantumcloud Slider Hero.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3074 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-2022-3074 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3074 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wvm-h8w2-gjm9.