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
This CVE was published May 23, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
What to do
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.
Source record
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
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