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CVE-2022-2823

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 10, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider WordPress plugin before 3.27.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its Gallery Image parameters, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected WordPress components

  • Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider Plugin · ml-slider
    Confirmed match Active
    From 3.27.9 (including) to 3.27.9 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Plugin — From 3.27.9 (including) to 3.27.9 (excluding)
  • metaslider slider\,_gallery\,_and_carousel — Before 3.27.9

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c88c85b3-2830-4354-99fd-af6bce6bb4ef Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record