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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-36843
WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Vulnerability discovered by Asif Nawaz Minhas (Patchstack Red Team project)
Affected Vendor
Acurax Technologies
View all reports →Affected Software
Floating Social Media Icon (WordPress plugin)
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 4.3.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 26th, 2021
Last Modified:
April 28th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N