Responsive Tabs < 4.0.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Responsive Tabs WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00501 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Responsive Tabs (Unknown): 4.0.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Responsive Tabs | before 4.0.7 | 4.0.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Responsive Tabs VendorUnknown Affected before 4.0.7 Fixed in 4.0.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Responsive Tabs (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1846
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9pr-qr4v-f87f
References
More WP Darko Responsive Tabs vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03816 Responsive Tabs <= 4.0.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2021-14981 WordPress Responsive Tabs plugin <= 4.0.5 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-1846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9pr-qr4v-f87f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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