QID 150544

Date Published: 2022-07-11

QID 150544: WordPress Tabs Responsive Plugin : Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2022-1298)

Tabs Responsive is a WordPress plugin based on bootstrap framework that is user friendly and allows users to display both vertical and horizontal tabs on multiple pages and posts.

Affected versions of Tabs Responsive 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.

Affected Versions:
WordPress Tabs Responsive prior to 2.8.8

QID Detection Logic:
This QID sends a HTTP GET request and checks for vulnerable version of WordPress plugin running on the target application.

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive, browser-based information.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to Tabs Responsive 2.8.8 or later version to remediate this vulnerability. For more information regarding this vulnerability please refer WPScan Advisory
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 150544

    CVE-2022-1298 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    WordPress Tabs Responsive Plugin URL Logo wordpress.org/plugins/tabs-responsive/
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