CVE-2022-4971 Sassy Social Share <= 3.3.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2022-4971?

CVE-2022-4971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in heateor Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Q: Is CVE-2022-4971 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4971 exists.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-4971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.1 Published 16 Oct 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the 'urls' parameter in the Sassy Social Share WordPress plugin, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-4971?

CVE-2022-4971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in heateor Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Sassy Social Share plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'urls' parameter called via the 'heateor_sss_sharing_count' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4971?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Heateor Sassy Social Share.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4971 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-2022-4971 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4971 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2pwc-9576-pf85.