CVE-2022-1541: Video Slider - Slider Carousel < 1.4.8 - 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: 2022-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Video Slider WordPress plugin before 1.4.8 does not sanitize or escape some of its video settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Affected products

Video Slider – Slider Carousel: before 1.4.8 — fixed in 1.4.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Video Slider – Slider Carousel 1.4.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/053a9815-cf0a-472e-844a-3dea407ce022
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/053a9815-cf0a-472e-844a-3dea407ce022

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