Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24918Smash Balloon Social Post Feed < 4.0.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Settings Update to Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Smash Balloon Social Post Feed 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 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 did not have any privilege or nonce validation before saving the plugin's setting. As a result, any logged-in user on a vulnerable site could update the settings and store rogue JavaScript on each of its posts and pages.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Smash Balloon Social Post Feed | 4.0.1 – before 4.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79