CVE-2022-40213 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0026.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Gsplugins	Gs Testimonial Slider

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gsplugins:gs_testimonial_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43511	Multiple Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GS Testimonial Slider plugin <= 1.9.6 at WordPress.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 1.9.7 or higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gs-testimonial/wordpress-gs-testimonial-slider-plugin-1-9-6-multiple-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities/_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gs-testimonial/#developers

History

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-09-23T13:50:57.633Z

Updated: 2025-02-20T20:04:07.605Z

Reserved: 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40213

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:14:40.033Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-23T14:15:13.110

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:21:04.847

Link: CVE-2022-40213

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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