Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Social Slider Feed Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-10149

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Social Slider Feed
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-10149?

The Social Slider Feed WordPress plugin prior to version 2.2.9 has a vulnerability that stems from inadequate sanitization and escaping processes applied to certain settings. This oversight can enable users with high privileges, such as administrators, to execute stored cross-site scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as multisite configurations. Website owners utilizing this plugin should take immediate action to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate potential exploitation risks.

Affected Version(s)

Social Slider Feed 0 < 2.2.9

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-10149 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1619dc4b-4e5e-4b82-820b-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.