CVE-2022-40215

Low

Published: 23 September 2022

Published

23 September 2022

Modified

21 November 2024

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 3.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0024 47.7th percentile

Risk Priority 7 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-40215 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Tabs Project Tabs. Its CVSS base score is 3.4 (Low).

Operationally, ranked at the 47.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Tabs plugin <= 3.7.1 at WordPress.

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

tabs project

tabs

≤ 3.7.1

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.