CVE-2022-4482
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-16 15:37
Modified
2024-08-03 01:41
Severity ?
Summary
The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/389b71d6-b0e6-4e36-b9ca-9d8dab75bb0aExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/389b71d6-b0e6-4e36-b9ca-9d8dab75bb0aExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel Version: 0   < 2.5.3
 Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:41:44.749Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "exploit",
              "vdb-entry",
              "technical-description",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/389b71d6-b0e6-4e36-b9ca-9d8dab75bb0a"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "2.5.3",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Lana Codes"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "coordinator",
          "value": "WPScan"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-01-16T15:37:58.516Z",
        "orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
        "shortName": "WPScan"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "vdb-entry",
            "technical-description"
          ],
          "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/389b71d6-b0e6-4e36-b9ca-9d8dab75bb0a"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel \u003c 2.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
    "assignerShortName": "WPScan",
    "cveId": "CVE-2022-4482",
    "datePublished": "2023-01-16T15:37:58.516Z",
    "dateReserved": "2022-12-14T08:12:55.922Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:41:44.749Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2022-4482\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"contact@wpscan.com\",\"published\":\"2023-01-16T16:15:12.717\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T07:35:21.123\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"El complemento Carousel, Slider, Gallery de WP Carousel de WordPress anterior a 2.5.3 no valida ni escapa algunos de sus atributos de c\u00f3digo corto antes de devolverlos a la p\u00e1gina, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a los usuarios con un rol tan bajo como colaborador realizar un ataque de cross-site scripting almacenado que podr\u00edan usarse contra usuarios con altos privilegios, como administradores.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N\",\"baseScore\":5.4,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.3,\"impactScore\":2.7}]},\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:techearty:carousel\\\\,_slider\\\\,_gallery_by_wp_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"2.5.3\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"4B033658-41DC-42C3-AE5C-37ADB16D1E03\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/389b71d6-b0e6-4e36-b9ca-9d8dab75bb0a\",\"source\":\"contact@wpscan.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/389b71d6-b0e6-4e36-b9ca-9d8dab75bb0a\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.