PT-2022-10592 · WordPress · Responsive Tabs

Ngo Van + 1 · Published 2022-04-11 · Updated 2022-04-15 · CVE-2021-36893

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Responsive Tabs (WordPress plugin) versions <= 4.0.5

Description The issue is an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with at least author or higher user role can inject malicious scripts into the website, which will be executed by other users' browsers. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Responsive Tabs (WordPress plugin) versions <= 4.0.5, update to a version higher than 4.0.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality for users with author or higher roles until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-36893

Affected Products

Responsive Tabs

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36893 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36893 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/40537 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/responsive-tabs/wordpress-responsive-tabs-plugin-4-0-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-tabs · Note