Vulnerability · Published Dec 26, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4242WP Google Review Slider < 11.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Google Review Slider from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP Google Review Slider WordPress plugin before 11.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Google Review Slider | 0 – before 11.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7f89335-630c-47c6-bebf-92f556caa087 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description