CVE-2023-22682 HIGH

CVE-2023-22682: WordPress Camera slideshow Plugin <= 1.4.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Manuel Masia | Pixedelic.com

Product Camera slideshow

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 20, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Manuel Masia | Pixedelic.Com Camera slideshow plugin <= 1.4.0.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Camera slideshow through version 1.4.0.1 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when clicked by a site visitor, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of site content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in visitors' browsers via a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors' sessions and credentials can be compromised; site content can be modified or defaced in their browsers.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site visitor must click an attacker-controlled link while logged into or viewing the affected site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22682 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-22682

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions