CVE-2024-2118Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped X follow link

Published Apr 17, 2024 · Updated Nov 22, 2024

Stored XSS in Clever Widgets' Social Media Share Buttons plugin before 2.8.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript. The X follow-link URL setting accepts quote-breaking event-handler text and renders it in the X icon's frontend link without adequate sanitization or output escaping. An administrator must save the crafted setting and add the widget, and a visitor must load the frontend and move the pointer over the X menu to execute the stored script in the site's origin.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Clever Widgets' Social Media Share Buttons plugin before 2.8.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript. The X follow-link URL setting accepts quote-breaking event-handler text and renders it in the X icon's frontend link without adequate sanitization or output escaping. An administrator must save the crafted setting and add the widget, and a visitor must load the frontend and move the pointer over the X menu to execute the stored script in the site's origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2118
Published
Apr 17, 2024
Updated
Nov 22, 2024
Vendor
Copy Delete Posts
Product
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.8.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Copy Delete Posts · Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Iconsversion=0 <2.8.9

Published CVSS scores

5.9CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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