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1 vulnerability by cpt_bootstrap_carousel_project
CVE-2022-4834 (GCVE-0-2022-4834)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-30 20:31 – Updated: 2025-03-27 20:04
VLAI?
Title
CPT Bootstrap Carousel <= 1.12 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Summary
The CPT Bootstrap Carousel WordPress plugin through 1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6183318f-0230-47… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | CPT Bootstrap Carousel |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.12
(custom)
|
Credits
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