CVE-2022-1153: LayerSlider < 7.1.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The LayerSlider WordPress plugin before 7.1.2 does not sanitise and escape Project's slug before outputting it back in various place, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed

Affected products

LayerSlider: before 7.1.2 — fixed in 7.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LayerSlider 7.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1d9d5516-f1c3-4134-b6bf-7f2f890533c4
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1d9d5516-f1c3-4134-b6bf-7f2f890533c4

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