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CVE-2021-24612

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 18, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Sociable WordPress plugin through 4.3.4.1 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the admins dashboard, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected WordPress components

  • sociable Plugin · sociable
    Possible match Homeless
    From 4.3.4.1 (including) to 4.3.4.1 (including); Up to and including 4.3.4.1
    View on WordPress.org
  • Sociable Theme · sociable
    Possible match Active
    From 4.3.4.1 (including) to 4.3.4.1 (including); Up to and including 4.3.4.1
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Sociable — From 4.3.4.1 (including) to 4.3.4.1 (including)
  • sociable_project sociable — Up to and including 4.3.4.1

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/12f1ed97-d392-449d-b25c-42d241693888 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record