Social Media Share Buttons permits Contributor-level stored cross-site scripting
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons before 3.0.1 places the post title into an inline JavaScript event handler without adequate escaping. With a non-default icon display configuration, a Contributor or higher can store script that executes when a visitor interacts with the affected button.
- Component
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
- Affected
- < 3.0.1
- Safe version
3.0.1- Published
- Sep 02, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 02, 2026 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to version 3.0.1 or later, remove malicious post titles, and invalidate privileged sessions if affected content was viewed and interacted with.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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
The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 3.0.1 does not escape the post title before outputting it in an inline JavaScript event handler, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which are triggered when a visitor interacts with the affected button. Exploitation requires the Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 3.0.1 to be running a non-default icon display configuration.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H