What is CVE-2022-40213?

CVE-2022-40213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gs Plugins Testimonial Slider (WordPress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-40213?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40213 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Gs Plugins Testimonial Slider (WordPress Plugin)

CVE-2022-40213

Multiple Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GS Testimonial Slider plugin <= 1.9.6 at WordPress.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gs Plugins Testimonial Slider (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 1.9.6
Gsplugins Gs_testimonial_slider

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40213?: CVE-2022-40213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gs Plugins Testimonial Slider (WordPress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-40213?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40213 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.