Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4791Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce < 2.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce | 0 – before 2.8 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0a6e4c45-3f6d-4150-9546-141c2e3a1782 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description