What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'heateor_mastodon_share' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.14.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Super Socializer plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 7.14.5. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a visitor's browser when they interact with affected plugin features. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users on the site. Update to a version newer than 7.14.5 to resolve this issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session data or redirecting users.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' browsers could execute attacker-controlled code, compromising their accounts or data.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit a compromised page.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
July 8, 2026
CVE published
July 8, 2026
Record updated
