XSS in Daniyalahmedk Fuse Social Floating Sidebar

CVE-2024-5226

The Fuse Social Floating Sidebar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the file upload functionality in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.10 due to insufficient validation of SVG files. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5226?
CVE-2024-5226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Daniyalahmedk Fuse Social Floating Sidebar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-5226?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5226 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.