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Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vulnerabilities
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has 7 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 1 Oct 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 7
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Latest version
- 3.0.2
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 1 Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-89047 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 3.0.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.0.2) | 6 d ago |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-19719 | Medium 6.8 | Before 3.0.1 | Fixed in 3.0.1 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-19723 | High 7.1 | Before 3.0.1 | Fixed in 3.0.1 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-10362 | Medium 4.8 | Before 2.9.1 | Fixed in 2.9.1 | 15 May 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-2118 | Medium 5.9 | Before 2.8.9 | Fixed in 2.8.9 | 17 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2023-5602 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 2.8.5 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.0.2) | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2023-5070 | Medium 6.5 | Before 2.8.6 | Fixed in 2.8.6 | 20 Oct 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-89047, 1 Oct 2026
- The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the victim to be on a mobile user-agent and to click the WeChat share icon, though once the dialog opens, script execution is automatic and requires no further user interaction. CVE record
- CVE-2026-19719, 2 Sep 2026
- The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 3.0.1 does not escape the post title before outputting it in an inline JavaScript event handler, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which are triggered when a visitor 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. CVE record
- CVE-2026-19723, 2 Sep 2026
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-10362, 15 May 2025
- The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 does not sanitize 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-2024-2118, 17 Apr 2024
- The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 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-2023-5602, 20 Oct 2023
- The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several functions corresponding to AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke those actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2023-5070, 20 Oct 2023
- The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the sfsi_save_export function. This can allow subscribers to export plugin settings that include social media authentication tokens and secrets as well as app passwords. CVE record
What to do if you run Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
If you run Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons, 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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