XSS in Simonpedge Slide Anything

CVE-2022-2413

The Slide Anything WordPress plugin before 2.3.47 does not properly sanitize or escape the slide title before outputting it in the admin pages, allowing a logged in user with roles as low as Author to inject a javascript payload into the slide title even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2413?
CVE-2022-2413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simonpedge Slide Anything, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-2413?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2413 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.