// For flags

CVE-2021-36843

WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) autenticado detectada en el plugin Floating Social Media Icon de WordPress (versiones anteriores a 4.3.5 incluyéndola) Formulario de Configuración de Medios Sociales. Requiere un usuario con un rol alto como el de administrador

The Social Media Flying Icons | Floating Social Media Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in versions up to, and including, 4.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Asif Nawaz Minhas (Patchstack Red Team project)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-07-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-10-27 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Acurax
Search vendor "Acurax"
 Floating Social Media Icon
Search vendor "Acurax" for product "Floating Social Media Icon"
 <= 4.3.5
Search vendor "Acurax" for product "Floating Social Media Icon" and version " <= 4.3.5"
wordpress
Affected