Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-2189Social Icons Widget & Block < 4.2.18 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM WordPress plugin before 4.2.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its Widget settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM | 0 – before 4.2.18 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8661fbe-78b9-4d29-90bf-5b68af468eb6/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description