Simple Share Buttons Adder < 8.5.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 Simple Share Buttons Adder WordPress plugin before 8.5.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Simple Share Buttons Adder (Unknown): 8.5.1
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simple Share Buttons Adder | before 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Simple Share Buttons Adder VendorUnknown Affected before 8.5.1 Fixed in 8.5.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Simple Share Buttons Adder (Unknown) Fixed in 8.5.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4094
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrw5-2xvc-ff3x
References
More sharethis Simple Share Buttons Adder vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-03881 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Simple Share Buttons… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-4094 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4094 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrw5-2xvc-ff3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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