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CVE-2023-0071: WP Tabs < 2.1.17 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WP Tabs WordPress plugin before 2.1.17 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

• WP Tabs: before 2.1.17 — fixed in 2.1.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Tabs 2.1.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3834a162-2cdc-41e9-9c9d-2b576eed4db9
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3834a162-2cdc-41e9-9c9d-2b576eed4db9

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