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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-4971 is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in the Sassy Social Share WordPress plugin. An attacker does not need an account, but must trick a user into clicking a crafted link. Successful exploitation can run script in the user's browser in the context of the affected site.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate web risk. It is not described as actively exploited, but public WordPress sites with the affected plugin should be remediated because unauthenticated attackers can target users through links and potentially abuse trust in the site session.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-79 in versions up to and including 3.3.3, involving insufficient sanitization and output escaping of the urls parameter used by the heateor_sss_sharing_count AJAX action. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Sassy Social Share plugin at affected versions, especially public sites where users or administrators may follow external links. Sites without the plugin, or with versions outside the affected range, are not indicated as exposed by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The practical risk depends on social engineering: the attacker must persuade a victim to open a crafted URL that triggers reflected script execution.
Researcher notes
The affected range is stated as up to and including 3.3.3 in the description. The supplied affected product metadata is sparse and internally unclear, so version validation should rely on the plugin inventory and the cited advisory records rather than inferred CPE coverage.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Sassy Social Share plugin.
- Check whether installed versions are 3.3.3 or older.
- Review vendor, Wordfence, or WPScan guidance for the corrected plugin version.
- Update the plugin if a fixed version is available from vendor guidance.
- Disable or remove the plugin where timely update is not possible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin presence and exact version on each WordPress site.
- Prioritize externally reachable sites and administrator-facing workflows.
- Review logs for unusual heateor_sss_sharing_count AJAX requests.
- Verify remediation by confirming the affected version is no longer installed.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.