CVE-2026-97344
Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar Alt Attribute via Arbitrary User Meta Write
Description
The Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar Alt Attribute via Arbitrary User Meta Write in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the attacker to chain two steps: invoking the nonce-only dismiss_ajax_call endpoint (nonce accessible to Subscribers via any wp-admin page) to set the xs_social_profile_image meta flag on their own account, which activates the unescaped img output branch in xs_social_get_avatar, and then setting their display name to a script payload that core's ENT_NOQUOTES handling preserves unescaped.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin.
- Ensure input sanitization and output escaping are enforced.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar Alt Attribute via Arbitrary User Meta Write in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the attacker to chain two steps: invoking the nonce-only dismiss_ajax_call endpoint (nonce accessible to Subscribers via any wp-admin page) to set the xs_social_profile_image meta flag on their own account, which activates the unescaped img output branch in xs_social_get_avatar, and then setting their display name to a script payload that core's ENT_NOQUOTES handling preserves unescaped. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97344.json">CVE-2026-97344</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-social/tags/3.2.1/app/avatar.php#L40 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-social/tags/3.2.1/lib/notice/notice.php#L384 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-social/tags/3.2.1/lib/notice/notice.php#L422 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3720423%40wp-social&new=3720423%40wp-social Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40e03292-c2dc-4d34-88f4-0d0631e7b981?source=cve