WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-1298 Modified

Tabs: Cross-site scripting

Tabs is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 4.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Tabs
Plugin slug
tabs-responsive
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 23, 2022
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 23, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update Tabs to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Technical description

The Tabs WordPress plugin before 2.2.8 does not sanitise and escape Tab descriptions, which could allow high privileged users with a role as low as editor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

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

Primary and upstream sources