CVE-2023-24412 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-24412: WordPress Image Social Feed Plugin Plugin <= 1.7.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Web-Settler

Product Image Social Feed

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 1, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Web-Settler Image Social Feed plugin <= 1.7.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Image Social Feed versions up to 1.7.6 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with admin privileges can craft a request that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This affects the site's integrity and can compromise user sessions or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can inject scripts affecting all site visitors, potentially stealing sessions or modifying content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 1, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24412 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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