Vulnerability · Published Apr 5, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24196Social Slider Widget < 1.8.5 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Social Slider Widget from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Social Slider Widget | 1.8.5 – before 1.8.5 |
Weakness: CWE-79
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb20d732-a5e4-4140-ab51-b2aa1a53db12 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://purinechu.github.io/posts/social_slider_widget_reflected_xss/ x_refsource_MISC