CVE-2022-3237

WP Contact Slider < 2.4.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Oct 31, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Contact Slider WordPress plugin before 2.4.8 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Contact Slider

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.4.8`	affected	< 2.4.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:wp_contact_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42645	The WP Contact Slider WordPress plugin before 2.4.8 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.667% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cd2fd6cd-a839-4de8-af28-b5134873c40e

History

May 6, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpexperts Wp Contact Slider

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 6, 2025, 3:44 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 6, 2025, 3:44 PM
Reserved: Sep 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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