Easy Social Icons < 3.2.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting in add icon
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Easy Social Icons WordPress plugin before 3.2.1 does not properly escape the image_file field when adding a new social icon, allowing high privileged users to inject arbitrary javascript even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Easy Social Icons (Unknown): 3.2.1
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 | Easy Social Icons | 3.2.1 to before 3.2.1 | 3.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Easy Social Icons VendorUnknown Affected 3.2.1 to before 3.2.1 Fixed in 3.2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cybernetikz:easy_social_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | cybernetikz |
- cpe:2.3:a:cybernetikz:easy_social_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·cybernetikz
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Easy Social Icons (Unknown) Fixed in 3.2.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp34-j2qv-6pv6
References
More cybernetikz Easy Social Icons vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01871 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Easy Social Icons plugin before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2022-00791 Easy Social Icons < 3.1.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-16694 Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-26199 WordPress Easy Social Icons Plugin <= 3.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-0840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qp34-j2qv-6pv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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