Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Social Media Share Buttons Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-10362

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-10362?

The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress, prior to version 2.9.1, is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to inadequate sanitization and escaping of certain settings. This vulnerability enables high-privilege users, including admins, to execute malicious scripts. This risk is particularly pronounced in environments where the 'unfiltered_html' capability is not permitted, such as multisite installations. Users are advised to update to the latest version immediately to mitigate potential security breaches.

Affected Version(s)

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 0 < 2.9.1

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-2024-10362 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/701f653b-a0c3-49b4-972e-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

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

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
.