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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-delivered reflected XSS requiring user interaction and social engineering (AC:H, UI:R); no auth needed; scope changes as script crosses browser context boundary.
Primary rating from Vendor (wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: wordfence
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The Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed - Easy Social Feeds Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Query String in all versions up to, and including, 6.11.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AnalysisAI
Reflected XSS in Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed for WordPress (all versions through 6.11.3) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the REQUEST_URI query string in admin callout pages. Successful exploitation requires tricking an authenticated WordPress user - likely an administrator - into clicking a crafted link, after which the injected script executes in their browser session. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified; the CVSS vector assigns high attack complexity (AC:H) and required user interaction (UI:R), placing real-world risk below the raw severity suggests.
Technical ContextAI
The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), specifically insufficient sanitization of the PHP REQUEST_URI superglobal before HTML output. The vulnerable file is admin/SBI_Callout.php within the 'instagram-feed' WordPress plugin package, with four distinct reflection points at lines 319, 361, 386, and 448. Because REQUEST_URI contains the full URL of the current request - including attacker-controlled query parameters - an unsanitized echo of this value into page output allows script injection. The CVSS S:C (changed scope) metric reflects that the injected script executes within the victim's browser security context, enabling cross-origin cookie access and DOM manipulation beyond the plugin's own page boundary.
RemediationAI
Update the Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed plugin to the version released after 6.11.3, which incorporates the fix committed in WordPress SVN changeset 3619076 (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3619076/instagram-feed/trunk/admin/SBI_Callout.php). Until an update is applied, a Web Application Firewall rule blocking reflected script payloads (e.g., angle brackets, javascript: URI schemes) in query strings targeting /wp-admin/ paths will reduce exposure, though WAF rules carry a risk of false positives on legitimate admin navigation. The Wordfence threat intelligence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33f1d8b9-3561-4347-8267-8c36d4c9071f provides additional context. Site administrators should also enforce strict Content-Security-Policy headers to limit the damage of any injected scripts.
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EUVD-2026-53295
GHSA-rqhq-6w5v-rw72