CVE-2021-36843 WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated attackers with admin privileges can inject malicious scripts into the Floating Social Media Icon plugin configuration, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36843?
CVE-2021-36843 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Acurax Technologies Floating Social Media Icon (WordPress plugin), published on 26 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acurax Floating Social Media Icon.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-36843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hw2w-x847-8444.