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CVE-2021-36843 (GCVE-0-2021-36843)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-26 16:35 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin (versions <= 4.3.5) Social Media Configuration form. Requires high role user like admin.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-28 16:45 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Acurax Technologies Floating Social Media Icon (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 4.3.5 , ≤ 4.3.5 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-10-27 00:00
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