CVE-2021-36843 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00304.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Acurax	Floating Social Media Icon

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:acurax:floating_social_media_icon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/floating-social-media-icon/wordpress-floating-social-media-icon-plugin-4-3-5-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-media-icon/

History

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2021-11-26T16:35:15.471Z

Updated: 2025-03-28T16:45:38.640Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36843

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:59.683Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-26T17:15:07.800

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:14:10.697

Link: CVE-2021-36843

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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