CVE-2025-46451: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Syed Balkhi Floating Social Bar
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Floating Social Bar floating-social-bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Floating Social Bar: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Syed Balkhi Floating Social Bar plugin versions up to 1.1.7 suffer from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This allows attackers with high privileges and requiring user interaction to inject malicious scripts that can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, and a scope change with low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to data disclosure, modification, or disruption of service. The impact is limited to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low severity on each, resulting in an overall medium severity rating.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider restricting access to the plugin to trusted administrators and avoid exposing it to untrusted users. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2025-46451: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Syed Balkhi Floating Social Bar
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Floating Social Bar floating-social-bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Floating Social Bar: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Syed Balkhi Floating Social Bar plugin versions up to 1.1.7 suffer from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This allows attackers with high privileges and requiring user interaction to inject malicious scripts that can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, and a scope change with low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to data disclosure, modification, or disruption of service. The impact is limited to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low severity on each, resulting in an overall medium severity rating.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider restricting access to the plugin to trusted administrators and avoid exposing it to untrusted users. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-24T14:22:16.422Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
Threat ID: 682d983fc4522896dcbf093e
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:19 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 1:54:32 PM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 5:44:43 PM
Views: 66
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