CVE-2022-4791 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.8. The flaw stems from insufficient validation and escaping of a shortcode attribute, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. The attack vector is network-based. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:essentialplugin:product_slider_and_carousel_with_category_with_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.