Tabs Responsive < 2.2.8 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Tabs (Unknown): 2.2.8
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Tabs | 2.2.8 to before 2.2.8 | 2.2.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Tabs VendorUnknown Affected 2.2.8 to before 2.2.8 Fixed in 2.2.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpshopmart:tabs_responsive:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.8 | Vulnerable | wpshopmart |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpshopmart:tabs_responsive:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·wpshopmart
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Tabs (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1298
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9j4w-mccp-p9wv
References
More wpshopmart Tabs Responsive vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-03861 The tabs-responsive plugin 1.8.0 for WordPress has XSS via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post.php. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-1298 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1298 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9j4w-mccp-p9wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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