Getaawp AAWP Plugin 3.16 on WordPress Setting tab cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Getaawp AAWP Plugin 3.16 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument tab leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-50970. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Getaawp AAWP Plugin 3.16 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument tab with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented by Andrea Bocchetti as 50643. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-50970 since 01/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (50643) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-55991). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2026 CVE reserved
05/10/2026 +118 days Advisory disclosed
05/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 50643
Researcher: Andrea Bocchetti
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-50970 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362543
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2026 16:15
Updated: 05/10/2026 22:13
Changes: 05/10/2026 16:15 (83), 05/10/2026 22:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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