CVE-2023-40557

WordPress Tabs & Accordion plugin <= 1.3.10 - Content Injection vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in PickPlugins Tabs & Accordion allows Code Injection.This issue affects Tabs & Accordion: from n/a through 1.3.10.

La neutralización inadecuada de etiquetas HTML relacionadas con scripts en una vulnerabilidad de página web (XSS básico) en PickPlugins Tabs & Accordion permite la inyección de código. Este problema afecta a Tabs & Accordion: desde n/a hasta 1.3.10.

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.

*Credits: Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-08-16 CVE Reserved
2023-08-17 CVE Published
2024-06-04 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CAPEC

CAPEC-242: Code Injection

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/tabs/wordpress-tabs-accordion-plugin-1-3-8-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Tabs Search vendor "Tabs"		Tabs Search vendor "Tabs" for product "Tabs"				>= 0.0.0 <= 1.3.10 Search vendor "Tabs" for product "Tabs" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 1.3.10"		en		Affected