What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-12807?

CVE-2024-12807 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of Social Share Buttons are affected by CVE-2024-12807?

CVE-2024-12807 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-12807?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-12807. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-12807?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Social Share Buttons CVE-2024-12807

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-01-28 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Social Share Buttons

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:06 vuln.today

PoC Detected

May 11, 2025 - 23:32 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 28, 2025 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The Social Share Buttons for WordPress plugin through 2.7 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).

AnalysisAI

The Social Share Buttons for WordPress plugin through 2.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Social Share Buttons for WordPress plugin through 2.7 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). Affected products include: Artlosk Social Share Buttons. Version information: through 2.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.