CVE-2022-29428 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-29428: WordPress WP Slider Plugin <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Muneeb

Product WP Slider Plugin

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 20, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Muneeb's WP Slider Plugin <= 1.4.5 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The WP Slider Plugin through version 1.4.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its slider configuration. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site users viewing the slider. The vulnerability affects the plugin's data handling and does not require user interaction to trigger.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers when they view the affected slider.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could inject malware or steal visitor data through the slider component.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 20, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29428 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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