Stored XSS via unescaped slideshow timing settings
Published May 30, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Stored XSS in Stefan Boonstra Slideshow 2.3.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute script through slideshow defaults. The plugin stores administrator-supplied slide timing values without sanitization, then outputs them without escaping when a slideshow is created or edited. Administrator access to general settings is required; the injected script executes in the browser of a user who creates or edits a slideshow.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Stefan Boonstra Slideshow 2.3.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute script through slideshow defaults. The plugin stores administrator-supplied slide timing values without sanitization, then outputs them without escaping when a slideshow is created or edited. Administrator access to general settings is required; the injected script executes in the browser of a user who creates or edits a slideshow.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1299
- Published
- May 30, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Stefan Boonstra
- Product
- Slideshow
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.3.1 <=2.3.1
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Public exploit references
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