XSS in Comparisonslider Comparison Slider
CVE-2024-4422
The Comparison Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the slider title parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (14.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0907c74e-0bb8-4761-aabf-79d88… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/comparison-slider/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4422?
- CVE-2024-4422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comparisonslider Comparison Slider, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-30.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4422?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.