# CVE-2024-30497: WordPress WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs plugin <= 1.1.17 - SQL Injection vulnerability

> An SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Responsive Tabs plugin allows attackers to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqch-c6jh-g9xj

## What is CVE-2024-30497?

CVE-2024-30497 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs, published on 29 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in I Thirteen Web Solution WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs.This issue affects WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs: from n/a through 1.1.17.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30497?

It affects 1 product.


Products: I13websolution Wp Responsive Tabs.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-30497?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-30497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs

- [CVE-2023-2184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2184/): WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs <= 1.1.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-30497 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-30497 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs, published on 29 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs. 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-2024-30497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30497/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30497

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30497/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.