Tabs & Accordion <= 1.3.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Content Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE CVE-2023-40557
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published August 17, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Abdi Pranata
Description

The Tabs & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Content Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.3.10. The cause of this vulnerability is undisclosed at this time. However, this vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject new content onto the website, possibly through the manipulation of posts to create new web pages, spam, or phishing.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug tabs (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.10
Patched Version
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