CVE-2022-1298

Tabs Responsive < 2.2.8 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM

4.8

CVSS Score

Published: May 23, 2022 at 07:15 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:22 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorTabs Responsive

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Severity

MEDIUM4.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Tabs Responsive · Wpshopmartwordpress-plugin

95%

v < 2.2.8

Affected range stops below 2.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e124d1ab-3e02-4ca5-8218-ce635e8bf074

CVSS

4.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-79

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