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TI-2024-01968 Aliases CVE-2024-2118GHSA-vv98-j6p5-8hj3

Social Media Share Buttons < 2.8.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS via settings

Priority LOW 27CWE-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 · Low
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 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 even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00405 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons (Unknown): 2.8.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSocial Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Iconsbefore 2.8.92.8.9Patch availableCNA
  • Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons VendorUnknown Affected before 2.8.9 Fixed in 2.8.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:inisev:social_media_share_buttons_\&_social_sharing_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.8.9Vulnerableinisev
  • cpe:2.3:a:inisev:social_media_share_buttons_\&_social_sharing_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.9 Vulnerable ·inisev

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2118
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv98-j6p5-8hj3

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-09597 Social Media Share Buttons < 2.9.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2024-25052 WordPress Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin <= 2.9.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences