CVE-2023-0074 WP Social Widget < 2.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in WP Social Widget, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0074?
CVE-2023-0074 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Social Widget, published on 30 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Social Widget WordPress plugin before 2.2.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0074?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catchsquare Wp Social Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0074 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-2023-0074 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0074 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Social Widget
- CVE-2025-57981 WordPress WP Social Widget Plugin <= 2.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-49306 WordPress WP Social Widget plugin <= 2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-30610 WordPress WP Social Widget plugin <= 2.2.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-27189 WordPress WP Social Widget plugin <= 2.2.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cfp-2523-96q2.