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CVE-2021-24503: The Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not sanitise or validate some of its shortcode parameters, such as "color", "size" or "class", allowing users with a role as l

medium Affects popular-brand-icons---simple-icons (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not sanitise or validate some of its shortcode parameters, such as "color", "size" or "class", allowing users with a role as l

Package
popular-brand-icons---simple-icons (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.7.8
Fixed in
2.7.8
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.8th percentile)
Published
2021-08-02
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordpopular-brand-icons---simple-icons (WordPress plugin) advisories

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