Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2022-50970WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16 Reflected XSS via tab Parameter

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WordPress Plugin AAWP from Getaawp. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the tab parameter. Attackers can craft URLs with XSS payloads in the tab parameter of the aawp-settings admin page to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of authenticated users.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Getaawp WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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