CVE-2021-24612 json
Sociable <= 4.3.4.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2021-10-18 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11524
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/12f1ed97-d392-449d-b25c-42d241693888 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Sociable
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/12f1ed97-d392-449d-b25c-42d241693888
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24612
- NVD CVE-2021-24612
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