WP Google Review Slider < 11.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Google Review Slider WordPress plugin before 11.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, 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).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00559 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WP Google Review Slider (Unknown): 11.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Google Review Slider | before 11.6 | 11.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Google Review Slider VendorUnknown Affected before 11.6 Fixed in 11.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Google Review Slider (Unknown) Fixed in 11.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-234p-hx4f-3rv4
References
More LJ Apps Wp Google Review Slider vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00245 WP Google Review Slider < 11.8 - Subscriber+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-02147 WP Google Review Slider < 13.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-10293 WP Google Review Slider < 15.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-4242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-234p-hx4f-3rv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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