CVE-2021-47910 (GCVE-0-2021-47910)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-10 12:43 – Updated: 2026-05-24 01:37
VLAI
Title
WordPress Plugin AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 Stored XSS
Summary
AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by entering JavaScript payloads into the 'icon title' field. Attackers can store XSS payloads like image tags with onerror event handlers that execute when the plugin page is viewed, affecting all users who access the plugin interface.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-11-12 00:00
Credits
Murat DEMIRCI (@butterflyhunt3r)
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