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Description

WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the tab parameter. Attackers can craft URLs with XSS payloads in the tab parameter of the aawp-settings admin page to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of authenticated users.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-11 | Published 2026-05-10 | Updated 2026-05-10 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
MEDIUM: 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Product status

3.16
affected

Credits

Andrea Bocchetti finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50643 (ExploitDB-50643) exploit

getaawp.com/ (Official Product Homepage) product

www.vulncheck.com/...in-aawp-reflected-xss-via-tab-parameter (VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16 Reflected XSS via tab Parameter) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2022-50970)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2022-50970)

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