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TI-2021-06488 Aliases CVE-2021-24196GHSA-m86p-9hj8-wr2g

Social Slider Widget < 1.8.5 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00679 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Social Slider Widget (Unknown): 1.8.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSocial Slider Widget1.8.5 to before 1.8.51.8.5Patch availableCNA
  • Social Slider Widget VendorUnknown Affected 1.8.5 to before 1.8.5 Fixed in 1.8.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cm-wp:social_slider_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.8.5VulnerableCm-wp
  • cpe:2.3:a:cm-wp:social_slider_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Cm-wp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Social Slider Widget (Unknown) Fixed in 1.8.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24196
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m86p-9hj8-wr2g

References

  • TI-2024-09409 Social Slider Feed < 2.2.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Widgets CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2025-00608 Social Slider Feed < 2.2.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5

Sources