Sociable <= 4.3.4.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Sociable WordPress plugin through 4.3.4.1 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the admins dashboard, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00643 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sociable | 4.3.4.1 – 4.3.4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sociable VendorUnknown Affected 4.3.4.1 – 4.3.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sociable_project:sociable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Sociable Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:sociable_project:sociable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Sociable Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24612
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfqf-wc3x-x6hv
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24612 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24612 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfqf-wc3x-x6hv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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