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.

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)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Acurax Floating_social_media_icon
Acurax Technologies Floating Social Media Icon (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 4.3.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product)
audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.