XSS in Acurax Floating Social Media Icon
CVE-2021-36843
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin (versions <= 4.3.5) Social Media Configuration form. Requires high role user like admin.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-media-icon/ (Product)
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/floating-social-media-icon/wordpress-floa… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36843?
- CVE-2021-36843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acurax Floating Social Media Icon, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36843?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-36843 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.