CVE-2022-1781: postTabs <= 2.10.6 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The postTabs WordPress plugin through 2.10.6 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack, which also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping

Affected products

postTabs: through 2.10.6

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f2ae2c9-57d4-46a0-a9a1-585ec543b153
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f2ae2c9-57d4-46a0-a9a1-585ec543b153

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