What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `data-plugin` attribute in all versions up to, and including, 6.9.0 (Free) and 6.8.0 (Pro) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Pro versions up to 6.8.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope. Update to a version newer than 6.8.0 to remediate.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors and admins could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or site content modified without authorization.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker needs a low-privilege WordPress account and must trick a user into visiting a page with the malicious payload.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 29, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
