CVE-2022-4791: Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce < 2.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce: before 2.8 — fixed in 2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce 2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0a6e4c45-3f6d-4150-9546-141c2e3a1782
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0a6e4c45-3f6d-4150-9546-141c2e3a1782

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