CVE-2022-43461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in John West Slideshow SE plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

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 0.00066.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Slideshow Se Project	Slideshow Se

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:slideshow_se_project:slideshow_se:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46462	Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in John West Slideshow SE plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 2.5.6 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/slideshow-se/wordpress-slideshow-se-plugin-2-5-5-auth-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +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: 2023-03-17T13:25:43.922Z

Updated: 2025-01-13T15:50:54.223Z

Reserved: 2022-10-19T11:14:46.581Z

Link: CVE-2022-43461

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:32:58.813Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-17T14:15:11.987

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:26:32.057

Link: CVE-2022-43461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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