CVE-2024-9704: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in dvankooten Social Sharing (by Danny)
The Social Sharing (by Danny) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'dvk_social_sharing' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-9704 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Social Sharing (by Danny) WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 1.3.7. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'dvk_social_sharing' shortcode, where user attributes are not properly sanitized or escaped. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of other users viewing the injected content. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. No patch or official remediation has been provided as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users viewing the compromised pages. This can lead to the theft of sensitive information or session tokens (confidentiality impact) and unauthorized modification of displayed content (integrity impact). There is no impact on system availability. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting the attack surface to users with some level of trust within the WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Social Sharing (by Danny) plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin author regarding an official fix.
CVE-2024-9704: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in dvankooten Social Sharing (by Danny)
Description
The Social Sharing (by Danny) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'dvk_social_sharing' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-9704 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Social Sharing (by Danny) WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 1.3.7. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'dvk_social_sharing' shortcode, where user attributes are not properly sanitized or escaped. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of other users viewing the injected content. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. No patch or official remediation has been provided as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users viewing the compromised pages. This can lead to the theft of sensitive information or session tokens (confidentiality impact) and unauthorized modification of displayed content (integrity impact). There is no impact on system availability. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting the attack surface to users with some level of trust within the WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Social Sharing (by Danny) plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin author regarding an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-09T18:51:32.536Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b59b7ef31ef0b5548bf
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:25 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 3:36:12 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:22:29 PM
Views: 16
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