What is CVE-2022-2823?

CVE-2022-2823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metaslider Slider\, Gallery\, And Carousel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-2823?

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

Is CVE-2022-2823 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Metaslider Slider\, Gallery\, And Carousel

CVE-2022-2823

The Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider WordPress plugin before 3.27.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its Gallery Image parameters, 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)

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th 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

Metaslider Slider\,_gallery\,_and_carousel
Unknown Slider, Gallery, And Carousel By Metaslider – Responsive Wordpress Plugin — versions 3.27.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2823?: CVE-2022-2823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metaslider Slider\, Gallery\, And Carousel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-2823?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2823 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.