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Simple Share Buttons Adder - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CVE-2024-0621)

CVE-2024-0621

Vulnerability CVE-2024-0621 PLUGIN simple-share-buttons-adder MEDIUM

The Simple Share Buttons Adder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

CVE-2024-0621

MEDIUM CVSS 4.4 Published 2024-02-29 Updated 2025-03-04
AI Risk Moderate (47/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P4 Planned
Severity Band MEDIUM
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Components 1
Reference Links 3
AI Risk Engine Moderate (47/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2024-02-29 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2025-03-04 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-04-09 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 153 days ago

AI enriched 153 days ago (2026-04-09 05:59 UTC)

Technical Summary

The Simple Share Buttons Adder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Potential Impact

Severity is MEDIUM (CVSS 4.4). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on remote code execution potential.

Primary risk drivers: remote code execution potential

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

References

What to do about this

Patch on your next cycle Worth fixing, but not ahead of other work.

Fix it

Update Simple Share Buttons Adder to 8.4.12 or later.

That is the complete fix. Everything below is what protects you in the meantime.

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Am I affected by this vulnerability?

You are affected if your site runs Simple Share Buttons Adder. Versions below 8.4.12 are vulnerable; that release and later are not.

How do I fix it?

Update Simple Share Buttons Adder to version 8.4.12 or later. That is the complete fix. Until you can update, Request / payload inspection (WAF) in Hack Halt ProSecure contains this class of attack at the request layer.

What can an attacker actually do?

This is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw. An attacker who exploits it can run script in a visitor's browser, stealing sessions or planting an administrator account.

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