Description
The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 3.0.1 does not properly escape a value taken from the incoming request before outputting it in an inline JavaScript event handler, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which is triggered when a user 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.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 3.0.1 does not properly escape a value taken from the incoming request before outputting it in an inline JavaScript event handler, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which is triggered when a user 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.
Title Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons < 3.0.1 - Reflected XSS via Pin It Share Handler
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:45:57.950Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T12:12:08.564Z

Link: CVE-2026-19723

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:12:25.883Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:17.130

Modified: 2026-09-02T11:17:20.013

Link: CVE-2026-19723

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T13:30:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')