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Social Sharing Plugin vulnerabilities
Social Sharing Plugin has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 9 Jul 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 4,000+
- Latest version
- 2.1.9.1
- Last updated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Most recent
- 9 Jul 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2024-3228 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.1.8 | Fixed in 2.1.8 | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4924 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.6.3 | Fixed in 3.6.3 | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-2159 | Medium 4.7 | Before 3.3.61 | Fixed in 3.3.61 | 26 Apr 2024 |
| Broken access control CVE-2021-4362 | Critical 9.8 | Not yet published | Check for an update | 7 Jun 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24746 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.3.40 | Fixed in 3.3.40 | 28 Mar 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-3228, 9 Jul 2024
- The Social Sharing Plugin - Kiwi plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.7 via the 'kiwi-nw-pinterest' class. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view limited content from password protected posts. CVE record
- CVE-2024-4924, 12 Jun 2024
- The Social Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.63 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) CVE record
- CVE-2024-2159, 26 Apr 2024
- The Social Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.61 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2021-4362, 7 Jun 2023
- The Kiwi Social Share plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the kiwi_social_share_get_option() function called via the kiwi_social_share_get_option AJAX action in version 2.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read and modify arbitrary options on a WordPress site that can be used for complete site takeover. This was a previously fixed vulnerability that was reintroduced in this version. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24746, 28 Mar 2022
- The Social Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.40 does not escape the viewed post URL before outputting it back in onclick attributes when the "Enable 'More' icon" option is enabled (which is the default setting), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. CVE record
What to do if you run Social Sharing Plugin
If you run Social Sharing Plugin, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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