CVE-2021-24486 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Simple Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin prior to version 3.2.3. The vulnerability stems from improper escaping of the 'align' and 'like_button_size' parameters within the SSB shortcode, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpbrigade:simple_social_media_share_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.