CVE-2021-24746 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Social Sharing Plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.3.40. This flaw occurs because the plugin fails to properly escape the viewed post URL when outputting it in onclick attributes, particularly when the "Enable 'More' icon" option is active by default. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to information disclosure and integrity compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.3.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:heateor:sassy_social_share:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.