CVE-2022-4197Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored script execution via unescaped settings

Published Dec 26, 2022 · Updated Apr 11, 2025

Stored XSS in 10Web Slider by 10Web before 1.2.53 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through settings. The plugin stores some administrator-supplied setting values without sanitizing them and renders them without escaping; public records do not name the affected settings. Administrator privileges and a victim viewing affected output are required, including when unfiltered_html is disabled, such as on WordPress multisite.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in 10Web Slider by 10Web before 1.2.53 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through settings. The plugin stores some administrator-supplied setting values without sanitizing them and renders them without escaping; public records do not name the affected settings. Administrator privileges and a victim viewing affected output are required, including when unfiltered_html is disabled, such as on WordPress multisite.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4197
Published
Dec 26, 2022
Updated
Apr 11, 2025
Vendor
10Web
Product
Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 26, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.53

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

10Web · Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Sliderversion=0 <1.2.53

Published CVSS scores

4.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-592Stored XSS
T1189Drive-by Compromise

Public exploit references

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