# CVE-2021-47910: WordPress Plugin AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 Stored XSS

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the icon title field, leading to stored XSS affecting all users viewing the plugin interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2026
- **Updated:** 24 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2383-5994-2wcp

## What is CVE-2021-47910?

CVE-2021-47910 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Accesspressthemes AccessPress Social Icons, published on 10 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by entering JavaScript payloads into the 'icon title' field. Attackers can store XSS payloads like image tags with onerror event handlers that execute when the plugin page is viewed, affecting all users who access the plugin interface.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47910?


## How do I fix CVE-2021-47910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-47910 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47910 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47910 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47910 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Accesspressthemes AccessPress Social Icons, published on 10 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47910 exists.

Affected product: Accesspressthemes AccessPress Social Icons. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47910/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47910/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47910
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47910
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47910

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47910/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.