5.5

CVE-2022-1298: Tabs Responsive < 2.2.8 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Modified
Published 23-05-2022Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1298 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown tabs. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.2.8.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 23-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.59% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
  • tabs≥ 2.2.8, < 2.2.8
Wordpress1 product
  • tabs-responsive≤ 2.2.7 (fixed in 2.2.8)
Wpshopmart1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links