CVE-2024-52491 WordPress Sticky Social Icons plugin <= 1.2.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Sticky Social Icons plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2024-52491?
CVE-2024-52491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sanil Shakya Sticky Social Icons, published on 2 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sanil Shakya Sticky Social Icons sticky-social-icons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Sticky Social Icons: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52491?
How do I fix CVE-2024-52491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52491 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-2024-52491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pffj-pwc5-gccm.