Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-2501 affects the Ed's Social Share WordPress plugin through version 2.0. A logged-in user with Contributor or higher access can store malicious script through shortcode attributes. That script may run when someone views the affected page, potentially exposing session data or altering page behavior.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority web application issue. It is not reported as actively exploited, but it can affect visitors and administrators if a low-privileged account is abused. Prioritize sites with multiple authors, untrusted contributors, or sensitive user sessions.
Technical view
The vulnerability is stored cross-site scripting in the plugin's social_share shortcode. The CVE attributes it to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied shortcode attributes. CVSS 3.1 is 6.4, with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is mainly WordPress sites that have Ed's Social Share installed and allow Contributor-level or higher users to create content using the vulnerable shortcode. Anonymous attackers are not indicated by the CVE data.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not indicate known active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires authenticated content-editing access, which lowers broad internet risk but remains important for multi-author, customer portal, or compromised-user scenarios.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, Wordfence advisory, WordPress plugin page, and referenced plugin code locations. The provided affected-version metadata appears inconsistent, but the CVE description states all versions up to and including 2.0 are vulnerable. No official fix version is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites with Ed's Social Share installed.
- Check whether the installed plugin version is 2.0 or earlier.
- Review vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for an updated release or official remediation.
- Limit Contributor and higher roles to trusted users until remediated.
- Remove or disable the plugin if it is unnecessary and no fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory the plugin across WordPress environments.
- Confirm plugin version from WordPress admin or asset inventory.
- Review pages and posts using the social_share shortcode.
- Check audit logs for recent edits by Contributor-level users.
- Monitor for unexpected script execution or content changes on affected pages.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4ac5f28-8727-4205-abe5-7f29a0c4dc5d?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eds-social-share/trunk/eds_social_share.php#L180CVE reference
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/eds-social-share/CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eds-social-share/tags/2.0/eds_social_share.php#L180CVE reference
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CWE details
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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.