What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, Customer Reviews, Chat Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 3.20.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on externally-sourced content. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, granted they can post malicious content to a connected Google Business Profile or Facebook page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
WP Social Ninja versions up to 3.20.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect multiple users across the site. No authentication is required to exploit this flaw.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers, stealing cookies, session tokens, or redirecting users to phishing sites.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' accounts and data are at risk; site reputation may be damaged if used for phishing or malware distribution.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must craft a malicious link or embed code; victim must click the link or visit a page containing the payload.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
December 2, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
