CVE-2024-52491

WordPress Sticky Social Icons plugin <= 1.2.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

5.9 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sanil Shakya Sticky Social Icons sticky-social-icons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Sticky Social Icons: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Up 0.2 points since Dec 3, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WordPress Sticky Social Icons plugin <= 1.2.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-52491
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-46060 5.9

Record: EUVD-2024-46060
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pffj-pwc5-gccm 5.9

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sanil Shakya Sticky Social Icons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Sticky Social Icons: from n/a through 1.2.1.

Record: GHSA-pffj-pwc5-gccm
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2024-52491
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sanil shakya sticky social icons

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-52491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Sanil Shakya Sticky Social Icons, published December 2, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.