What is CVE-2022-1266?

CVE-2022-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Post_grid\,_slider_\&_carousel_ultimate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-1266?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1266 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wpwax Post_grid\,_slider_\&_carousel_ultimate

CVE-2022-1266

The Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 does not sanitise and escape the Header Title, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wpwax Post_grid\,_slider_\&_carousel_ultimate
Unknown Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1266?: CVE-2022-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Post_grid\,_slider_\&_carousel_ultimate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-1266?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1266 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.