WordPress Plugin AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 Stored XSS

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WordPress Plugin AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 Stored XSS

severity: medium
date: 5/10/2026
Affecting: AccessPress Social Icons <= 1.8.2
CVE: CVE-2021-47910
CWE: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS: 5.1
CVSS V4 Vector: 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
References: ExploitDB-50515
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Credit: Murat DEMIRCI (@butterflyhunt3r)
Description: 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.

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