Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar < 4.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
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 Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar WordPress plugin before 4.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00588 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar (Unknown): 4.2
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 | Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar | 4.2 to before 4.2 | 4.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar VendorUnknown Affected 4.2 to before 4.2 Fixed in 4.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-experts:custom_share_buttons_with_floating_sidebar:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.2 | Vulnerable | WP Experts |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-experts:custom_share_buttons_with_floating_sidebar:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.2 Vulnerable ·WP Experts
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar (Unknown) Fixed in 4.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4c9-5ppc-wh72
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4c9-5ppc-wh72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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