CVE-2021-24746 json
Sassy Social Share < 3.3.40 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-11658
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Social Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.40 does not escape the viewed post URL before outputting it back in onclick attributes when the "Enable 'More' icon" option is enabled (which is the default setting), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Patch / fix
- heateor sassy_social_share 3.3.40
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2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress Sassy Social Share Plugin <3.3.40 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f4fb32-e312-4059-adaf-f4cbaa92d4fa referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/99f4fb32-e312-4059-adaf-f4cbaa92d4fa
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24746
- NVD CVE-2021-24746
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