Easy Social Icons Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress SVG file cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Social Icons Plugin up to 4.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SVG file Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-105259. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Easy Social Icons Plugin up to 4.0.2. Affected is some unknown processing of the component SVG file Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Easy Social Icons WordPress plugin before 4.0.3 does not sanitise SVG files, which it adds to the list of file types that may be uploaded site-wide, allowing users with the Author role and above to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads. Where another installed Easy Social Icons WordPress plugin before 4.0.3 exposes an upload route to unauthenticated visitors, the same issue can be triggered without an account.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-105259 since 10/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 4.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Easy Social Icons Plugin 4.0.3

Timelineinfo

10/04/2026 CVE reserved
11/05/2026 +32 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: WPScan
CVE: CVE-2026-105259 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-105259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431388

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2026 07:19
Changes: 11/05/2026 07:19 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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