vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-carousel-free: CVE-2022-4482: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Dec 22, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 22, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025
Description
The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin's shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Solution
wp-carousel-free-plugin-cve-2022-4482
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