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FKIE_CVE-2021-36843

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-26 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:59
Severity
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
References
audit@patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/floating-social-media-icon/wordpress-floating-social-media-icon-plugin-4-3-5-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
audit@patchstack.comhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-media-icon/Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/floating-social-media-icon/wordpress-floating-social-media-icon-plugin-4-3-5-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-media-icon/Product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
acurax floating_social_media_icon *
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