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CVE-2022-1299: Slideshow <= 2.3.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Slideshow WordPress plugin through 2.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some of its default slideshow settings, which could allow high-privileged users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

• Slideshow: through 2.3.1

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8c46adb1-82d7-4621-a8c3-15cd90e98b96
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8c46adb1-82d7-4621-a8c3-15cd90e98b96

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