Responsive Tabs <= 4.0.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-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 · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Responsive Tabs WordPress plugin through 4.0.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its Tab settings, which could allow high privilege users such as Contributors and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 | up to 4.0.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Responsive Tabs VendorUnknown Affected up to 4.0.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4096
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c34-f6qc-56qv
References
More WP Darko Responsive Tabs vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01718 Responsive Tabs < 4.0.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-14981 WordPress Responsive Tabs plugin <= 4.0.5 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-4096 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4096 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c34-f6qc-56qv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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