CVE-2022-4750 WP Responsive Testimonials Slider And Widget <= 1.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites using this plugin.
- 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-2022-4750?
CVE-2022-4750 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Responsive Testimonials Slider And Widget, published on 21 Feb 2023. 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 WP Responsive Testimonials Slider And Widget WordPress plugin through 1.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4750?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Responsive Testimonials Slider and Widget Project Wp Responsive Testimonials Slider and Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4750?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4750 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-2022-4750 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4750 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g83v-r97j-8c96.