CVE-2024-11503 WP Tabs < 2.2.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in WP Tabs, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11503?
CVE-2024-11503 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Tabs, published on 25 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Tabs WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11503?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shapedplugin Wp Tabs.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11503?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11503 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-2024-11503 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11503 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Tabs
- CVE-2025-48134 WordPress WP Tabs plugin <= 2.2.12 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-52124 WordPress WP Tabs Plugin <= 2.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-25065 WordPress WP Tabs Plugin <= 2.1.14 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2023-0071 WP Tabs < 2.1.17 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwgv-3xwq-6qmc.