What is CVE-2022-3074?

CVE-2022-3074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quantumcloud Slider Hero, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-3074?

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

Is CVE-2022-3074 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Quantumcloud Slider Hero

CVE-2022-3074

The Slider Hero WordPress plugin before 8.4.4 does not escape the slider Name, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Quantumcloud Slider Hero
Slider Hero With Animation, Video Background — versions 8.4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/90ebaedc-89df-413f-b22e-753d4dd5e1c3 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3074?: CVE-2022-3074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quantumcloud Slider Hero, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-3074?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3074 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.