CVE-2022-1298 Tabs Responsive < 2.2.8 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Editors can inject malicious scripts via tab descriptions in the Tabs WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1298?
CVE-2022-1298 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Tabs, published on 23 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpshopmart Tabs Responsive.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-1298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Tabs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j4w-mccp-p9wv.