Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-2184WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs <= 1.1.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs from nik00726. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_term parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.1.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nik00726 | WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs | 0 – through 1.1.15 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fe54c37f-1421-48aa-b502-045847d13ae3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2825016%40responsive-horizontal-vertical-and-accordion-tabs%2Ftags%2F1.1.15&new=2900990%40responsive-horizontal-vertical-and-accordion-tabs%2Ftags%2F1.1.16