# CVE-2022-44741: WordPress Testimonial Slider plugin <= 1.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

> Attackers can trick users into executing malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to XSS in the Testimonial Slider plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vghr-3cp4-r28v

## What is CVE-2022-44741?

CVE-2022-44741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in David Anderson Testimonial Slider (WordPress plugin), published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in David Anderson Testimonial Slider plugin <= 1.3.1 on WordPress.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44741?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Slidervilla Testimonial Slider.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in David Anderson Testimonial Slider (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2018-5372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5372/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-9417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9417/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in David Anderson Testimonial Slider (WordPress plugin), published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: David Anderson Testimonial Slider (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44741/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.