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Plain-English summary
This affects WordPress sites using YIKES Inc. Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce through version 1.7.7. An unauthenticated remote attacker could change a specific plugin option, causing limited integrity impact. The source bundle does not show data theft, outage impact, or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WooCommerce sites using this plugin, especially production stores. Business impact appears limited to unauthorized setting changes, not full compromise, but no-auth network reachability makes timely inventory and vendor-guided update worthwhile.
Technical view
CVE-2022-28666 is a broken access control issue in the Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce plugin. The CVSS vector indicates network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, with low integrity impact only. The described outcome is unauthorized update of the yikes-the-content-toggle option.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce installations running the affected plugin at version 1.7.7 or earlier. The source bundle provides no CPEs and marks default status as unaffected, so asset inventory must confirm actual plugin presence and version.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. No cited source here confirms active exploitation, public exploit availability, or weaponized campaigns. Treat it as internet-reachable and easy to trigger based on CVSS, but not known-exploited from these sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: CVE metadata and Patchstack identify a broken access control issue leading to one option update. The bundle does not include root-cause code, affected-version granularity beyond <=1.7.7, patch commit, exploit proof, or operational indicators.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version.
- Check Patchstack, the vendor, or WordPress plugin guidance for fixed-version status.
- Update the plugin if trusted vendor guidance identifies a corrected release.
- If no fix is confirmed, assess disabling the plugin until guidance is available.
- Monitor unexpected changes to the yikes-the-content-toggle option.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce is installed.
- Record installed plugin version and compare against version 1.7.7 or earlier.
- Review WordPress configuration for unexpected yikes-the-content-toggle changes.
- Check administrative logs for unexplained plugin setting updates.
- Document compensating actions where no fixed version is confirmed.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/yikes-inc-easy-custom-woocommerce-product-tabs/wordpress-custom-product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-7-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability-leading-to-yikes-the-content-toggle-option-update?_s_id=cveCVE reference · vdb-entry
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