CVE-2026-2501: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in waianaeboy702 Ed's Social Share
The Ed's Social Share plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `social_share` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is 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-2026-2501 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Ed's Social Share WordPress plugin (waianaeboy702) affecting all versions up to 2.0. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in the social_share shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of any user viewing the compromised page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as theft of user session data or manipulation of page content when other users access the infected pages. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix has been published by the vendor as of the current information. Since the vulnerability requires authenticated contributor-level access, limiting user permissions to only trusted users can reduce risk. Monitor for plugin updates or vendor advisories for an official fix. Avoid using the vulnerable shortcode or disable the plugin until a patch is available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-2501: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in waianaeboy702 Ed's Social Share
Description
The Ed's Social Share plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `social_share` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is 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-2026-2501 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Ed's Social Share WordPress plugin (waianaeboy702) affecting all versions up to 2.0. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in the social_share shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of any user viewing the compromised page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as theft of user session data or manipulation of page content when other users access the infected pages. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix has been published by the vendor as of the current information. Since the vulnerability requires authenticated contributor-level access, limiting user permissions to only trusted users can reduce risk. Monitor for plugin updates or vendor advisories for an official fix. Avoid using the vulnerable shortcode or disable the plugin until a patch is available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-13T21:56:10.147Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69be180df4197a8e3b7842cc
Added to database: 3/21/2026, 4:01:17 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:30:11 AM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:39:47 AM
Views: 34
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