# CVE-2022-28666: WordPress Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.7.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> An attacker can modify the content toggle option in the Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g33g-qhjr-v6fq

## What is CVE-2022-28666?

CVE-2022-28666 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in YIKES Inc. Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Broken Access Control vulnerability in YIKES Inc. Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.7.7 at WordPress leading to &yikes-the-content-toggle option update.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28666?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Yikesinc Custom Product Tabs for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28666?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28666 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-28666 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce < 1.7.8 - Unauthenticated Toggle Content Setting Update (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-28666.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in YIKES Inc. Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2024-11465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11465/): Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce <= 1.8.5 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-43463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43463/): WordPress Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.7.9 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28666 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28666 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in YIKES Inc. Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-28666 exists.

Affected product: YIKES Inc. Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28666/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28666/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28666
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28666
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28666

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.