📄 Description (English)
Slider by Soliloquy 2.6.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the title parameter. Attackers can add JavaScript payloads in the title field when creating or editing sliders, which executes in the browsers of users viewing the slider on both administrative and frontend pages.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2021-47922 is a stored XSS vulnerability in Slider by Soliloquy 2.6.2 affecting WordPress installations. Authenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through the slider title parameter, executing in admin and frontend contexts. While requiring authentication, the vulnerability poses significant risk to WordPress-based government and corporate websites in Saudi Arabia that use this plugin.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 13, 2026 08:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using WordPress with Slider by Soliloquy 2.6.2 are at risk, particularly: government agencies and ministries using WordPress for public portals, banking sector websites using WordPress for informational content, healthcare institutions with WordPress-based patient information systems, and e-commerce platforms. The vulnerability allows privilege escalation, session hijacking, and credential theft from administrative users. Organizations in the Kingdom relying on WordPress plugins for content management face potential data breach and reputational damage.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government and Public Administration
Banking and Financial Services
Healthcare
E-commerce and Retail
Telecommunications
Education
Media and Publishing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all WordPress installations for Slider by Soliloquy plugin version 2.6.2 or earlier
2. Restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only via user role management
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block script injection attempts in slider parameters
4. Review audit logs for suspicious slider creation/modification activities
Patching Guidance:
5. Update to Slider by Soliloquy version 2.6.3 or later when available
6. If no patch available, disable the plugin immediately and use alternative slider solutions
7. Deactivate and remove the plugin from all non-critical installations
Compensating Controls:
8. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
9. Enable WordPress security plugins with XSS detection capabilities
10. Restrict slider editing permissions to senior administrators only
11. Implement input validation and sanitization at application level
Detection Rules:
12. Monitor for JavaScript/script tags in slider title parameters via WAF logs
13. Alert on slider modifications by non-administrative accounts
14. Track changes to slider database entries for suspicious content patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress للبحث عن مكون Slider by Soliloquy الإصدار 2.6.2 أو أقدم
2. تقييد وصول المكون للمسؤولين الموثوقين فقط عبر إدارة أدوار المستخدمين
3. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب محاولات حقن النصوص البرمجية
4. مراجعة سجلات التدقيق للأنشطة المريبة في إنشاء/تعديل المنزلقات
إرشادات التصحيح:
5. التحديث إلى Slider by Soliloquy الإصدار 2.6.3 أو أحدث عند توفره
6. إذا لم يكن هناك تصحيح متاح، قم بتعطيل المكون فوراً واستخدم حلول منزلقات بديلة
7. إلغاء تنشيط وإزالة المكون من جميع التثبيتات غير الحرجة
الضوابط البديلة:
8. تطبيق رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ النصوص البرمجية المضمنة
9. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress مع قدرات كشف XSS
10. تقييد أذونات تحرير المنزلقات للمسؤولين الأقدمين فقط
11. تطبيق التحقق من صحة المدخلات والتطهير على مستوى التطبيق
قواعد الكشف:
12. مراقبة علامات JavaScript/script في معاملات عنوان المنزلق عبر سجلات WAF
13. التنبيه على تعديلات المنزلقات من قبل حسابات غير إدارية
14. تتبع التغييرات في إدخالات قاعدة بيانات المنزلقات للأنماط المريبة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.1 - Internal Organization
A.6.2.1 - Mobile Device Management
A.7.1.1 - Access Control
A.8.1.1 - Cryptography
A.8.2.1 - Secure Development
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Security Policy and Risk Management
Protect - Access Control and Authentication
Protect - Data Protection and Privacy
Detect - Security Monitoring and Logging
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1.1 - Organization of information security
A.6.2.1 - Mobile device and teleworking
A.7.1.1 - Access control
A.8.1.1 - Cryptographic controls
A.8.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws
Requirement 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS)
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches
🔗 References & Sources 4
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https://soliloquywp.com/
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/soliloquy-lite/
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50563
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-slider-by-soliloquy-stored-xss
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