Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24656Simple Social Media Share Buttons < 3.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Simple Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin before 3.2.4 does not escape the Share Title settings before outputting it in the frontend pages or posts (depending on the settings used), allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone | 3.2.4 – before 3.2.4 |
Weakness: CWE-79