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CVE-2024-2189: The Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM WordPress plugin before 4.2.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its Widget settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Store

medium Affects social-icons-widget (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM WordPress plugin before 4.2.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its Widget settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Store

Package
social-icons-widget (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.2.18
Fixed in
4.2.18
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (33.1th percentile)
Published
2024-05-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordsocial-icons-widget (WordPress plugin) advisories

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