What is CVE-2022-1541?

CVE-2022-1541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Richweb Video Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-1541?

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

Is CVE-2022-1541 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Richweb Video Slider

CVE-2022-1541

The Video Slider WordPress plugin before 1.4.8 does not sanitize or escape some of its video settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th 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

Richweb Video_slider
Unknown Video Slider – Carousel — versions 1.4.8

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-2022-1541?: CVE-2022-1541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Richweb Video Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-1541?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1541 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.