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GetSocial.io WordPress Plugin EUVDEUVD-2026-100811

| CVE-2026-103369 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-14 Wordfence GHSA-hjjc-cf53-fv22
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain subscriber-level WordPress account
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted 'response' parameter payload
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored in gs-alert-* options
  4. Execution
    Admin opens GetSocial settings page
  5. Persist
    Script executes in admin session
  6. Impact
    Escalate to full site compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated WordPress account with at least subscriber-level access on a site running the Social Share Buttons & Analytics - GetSocial.io plugin version ≤4.5; the attacker injects script via the 'response' parameter, which is stored in the gs-alert-msg, gs-alert-utm, and gs-alert-cta options. Execution is NOT immediate: the stored payload only runs when a logged-in administrator visits the GetSocial settings page in wp-admin, so an admin must view that specific page for impact to occur. Practical limiting factors: the target site must permit the attacker to hold a subscriber account (e.g., open user registration or compromised low-priv credentials), and the plugin at the affected version must be installed and active.

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate (not high-priority) issue. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N = 6.4 MEDIUM) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity stored XSS that requires only PR:L (subscriber-level authentication) and carries a scope change (S:C) because the payload stored by a low-privileged user executes in a higher-privileged administrator's browser. No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC flag, or SSVC decision data was supplied, so exploitation probability and in-the-wild activity cannot be quantified from this input - there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The signals are internally consistent (network vector matches a web plugin; PR:L matches the stated subscriber requirement), so there is no conflict to flag, but the real-world risk is bounded by two facts the raw score understates: an attacker must first obtain a WordPress account on the target (subscriber registration must be open or credentials obtained), and the payload only fires when an administrator happens to visit the GetSocial settings page. Net result: a real but constrained privilege-escalation-via-XSS path, not a mass-exploitable critical. EPSS would almost certainly be low; treat as routine-patch priority unless the site allows open user registration, which raises urgency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers or uses an existing subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running GetSocial.io ≤4.5 and submits a crafted 'response' parameter containing a JavaScript payload, which is stored unsanitized in the gs-alert-msg/gs-alert-utm/gs-alert-cta options. When an administrator later opens the GetSocial settings page, the script executes in their authenticated session, enabling actions such as creating a rogue admin or planting a backdoor. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data; exploitation is low-complexity (AC:L) but gated by the need for a valid low-privileged account and an admin viewing the affected page.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the Social Share Buttons & Analytics plugin - GetSocial.io for WordPress (all versions up to and including 4.5) lets an authenticated attacker with at least subscriber-level access save arbitrary JavaScript through the 'response' parameter into the gs-alert-msg, gs-alert-utm and gs-alert-cta options, which then executes in an administrator's browser when the GetSocial settings page is opened. Exploitation is constrained: the payload is not immediate and only fires on that specific wp-admin page, and the attacker must already hold a low-privileged account on the target site (for example through open registration). There is no public exploit code identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV; the assessment is that this is a genuinely moderate, not high-priority, issue.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch is identified in the available intelligence; the only references supplied point at the source code of the vulnerable 4.5 tag, not at a fixed release, so the surest remediation is to deactivate and remove the Social Share Buttons & Analytics - GetSocial.io plugin from any WordPress installation where it is active (deactivating alone stops the template from rendering the stored payload, and removing it eliminates the vulnerable code path entirely). Because the malicious script is persisted in the database rather than in the request, deletion should be followed by cleaning the wp_options table rows whose option_name begins with gs-alert- (gs-alert-msg, gs-alert-utm, gs-alert-cta) so that any payload injected before removal is not executed if the plugin is ever reinstalled. Until the plugin is removed, apply compensating controls: disable open user registration and audit existing accounts for unexpected subscribers, since the prerequisite is any authenticated subscriber-level account; review wp_options for the gs-alert-* entries and clear them; and restrict access to the GetSocial settings page so administrators do not load it while tainted data remains. A WAF rule blocking suspicious content in the 'response' parameter offers only partial protection because it cannot see or cleanse already-stored values, and it adds latency and false-positive risk on legitimate plugin traffic - treat it as a temporary stopgap, not a fix. Monitor the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86f9c68f-73ab-4f2b-8424-8515cdf82577?source=cve for a patched version, and re-check the plugin's Trac page for tags later than 4.5 before reapplying.

Affected VersionsENISA

Social Share Buttons & Analytics Plugin – GetSocial.io 0 ≤4.5

Affected Packages

euvd social_share_buttons_analytics_plugin_getsocial_io no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation / cross-site scripting). The plugin accepts the 'response' parameter without adequate sanitization and then persists it into WordPress options storage (the gs-alert-msg, gs-alert-utm and gs-alert-cta options) rather than escaping it on input or output. The vulnerable paths are visible in the plugin's 4.5 source: the template that renders the alert markup (tmpl/alerts.php line 18), the main plugin file (wp-share-buttons-analytics-getsocial.php lines 38 and 54) and the helper library (lib/gs.php line 72), which together write and later print the unescaped option values on the GetSocial settings screen. Because the value is stored server-side, this is a persistent (stored) XSS rather than a reflected one, and it will affect every administrator who loads the settings page until the option is cleaned. The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N confirms a network-reachable, low-complexity issue that requires some privileges (PR:L - authenticated), needs no user interaction other than the victim administrator naturally visiting the settings page, and is scored with Scope Changed (S:C) because the injected script runs in the security context of the wp-admin session, giving the attacker low-level confidentiality and integrity impact within the admin's browser session. The affected package is the WordPress plugin published by joaoromao under the slug wp-share-buttons-analytics-by-getsocial, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:joaoromao:social_share_buttons_&_analytics_plugin_-_getsocial.io:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable plugin parameter with low-privilege (subscriber) auth gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:L; stored payload executing in a higher-privileged admin context is a scope change (S:C) with limited C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The Social Share Buttons & Analytics Plugin - GetSocial.io plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'response' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The injected payload is stored in the gs-alert-msg, gs-alert-utm, and gs-alert-cta WordPress options and executes in an administrator's browser when the GetSocial settings page is visited.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress social-share plugin, modest install base
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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