XSS in Wpbrigade Simple Social Media Share Buttons
CVE-2021-24486
The Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 did not escape the align and like_button_size parameters of its SSB shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Wpbrigade Simple_social_media_share_buttons
- Unknown Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Sharing For Everyone — versions 3.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24486?
- CVE-2021-24486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpbrigade Simple Social Media Share Buttons, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24486?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24486 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.