Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Weakness · CWE-352

CVE-2025-28900

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in webgarb TabGarb Pro tabgarb allows Stored XSS.This issue affects TabGarb Pro: from n/a through <= 2.6.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence

CSRF vulnerability in TabGarb Pro plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting malicious requests that inject XSS payloads. Since the XSS is stored, it persists and executes whenever other users/admins view the compromised content.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of TabGarb Pro when available. Until then, disable the plugin or implement website-level CSRF protection (e.g., WordPress nonces) and ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized before storage and output.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify TabGarb Pro plugin is installed
    Access your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'TabGarb Pro' in the list of active and inactive plugins
    Affected if TabGarb Pro appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
  2. Determine installed version of TabGarb Pro
    In the Plugins list, locate TabGarb Pro and note the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Compare this version against any known affected version ranges for CVE-2025-28900
    Affected if The installed version falls within the affected version range for this CVE or is an older unpatched version
  3. Confirm admin authentication requirement
    Verify that the TabGarb Pro plugin requires administrator-level authentication to access its settings and configuration features where the CSRF vulnerability exists
    Affected if The plugin allows settings modifications via admin dashboard without additional CSRF token verification
  4. Inspect stored content for potential XSS payloads
    Review any TabGarb Pro-created content elements (tabs, shortcodes, or custom post types) in the WordPress database or admin panel for unexpected script tags, event handlers, or encoded JavaScript patterns
    Affected if Suspicious script injection patterns are found in any TabGarb Pro-managed content storage
  5. Check WordPress nonce implementation in plugin actions
    Review HTTP requests generated by TabGarb Pro plugin forms or AJAX calls to verify whether WordPress security nonces are included and validated on server-side processing
    Affected if Plugin forms submit requests without WordPress nonce tokens or fail to verify them server-side

You are affected if TabGarb Pro is installed and active with a vulnerable version, and the plugin does not implement proper CSRF protection (nonces) for admin actions that store content.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of TabGarb Pro when available. Until then, disable the plugin or implement website-level CSRF protection (e.g., WordPress nonces) and ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized before storage and output.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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