Flag Icons: Cross-site scripting
Flag Icons is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Flag Icons
- Plugin slug
language-icons-flags-switcher- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 31, 2025
This CVE was published Mar 31, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Flag Icons to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Vasilis Triantafyllou Flag Icons language-icons-flags-switcher allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Flag Icons: from n/a through <= 2.2.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L