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TI-2024-02034 Aliases CVE-2024-2189GHSA-8962-3h36-6xxf

Social Icons Widget & Block < 4.2.18 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM WordPress plugin before 4.2.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its Widget 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 Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00391 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM (Unknown): 4.2.18

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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 Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOMbefore 4.2.184.2.18Patch availableCNA
  • Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM VendorUnknown Affected before 4.2.18 Fixed in 4.2.18 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpzoom:social_icons_widget:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*before 4.2.18Vulnerablewpzoom
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpzoom:social_icons_widget:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.2.18 Vulnerable ·wpzoom

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM (Unknown) Fixed in 4.2.18

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2189
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8962-3h36-6xxf

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-20190 WordPress Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM plugin <= 4.2.15 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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