CVE-2022-3237 WP Contact Slider < 2.4.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in WP Contact Slider, enabling stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2022-3237?
CVE-2022-3237 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Contact Slider, published on 31 Oct 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 2.4.8 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3237?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpexperts Wp Contact Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3237 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-2022-3237 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3237 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Contact Slider
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xcg-mxrm-jq68.