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CVE-2026-11798 the_champ CVE debrief
The Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'heateor_mastodon_share' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.14.5. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a medium severity, and affects users of the plugin, particularly those with versions up to 7.14.5.
- Vendor
- the_champ
- Product
- Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 6.1
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-07-08
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-08
- Advisory published
- 2026-07-08
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-08
Who should care
Users of the Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress, particularly those with versions up to 7.14.5, should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to protect their sites. This includes updating the plugin to a version beyond 7.14.5, implementing additional security measures, and regularly monitoring their WordPress site for suspicious activity.
Technical summary
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'heateor_mastodon_share' parameter of the Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer plugin for WordPress. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, potentially leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to, and including, 7.14.5 and has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a medium severity.
Defensive priority
Medium priority due to the CVSS score of 6.1 and the potential for unauthenticated attacks.
Recommended defensive actions
- Update the Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer to a version beyond 7.14.5.
- Implement additional security measures such as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to detect and prevent Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
- Regularly monitor your WordPress site for suspicious activity and ensure that all plugins and themes are up-to-date.
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
- Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
- Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed.
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
Evidence notes
The CVE record was published on 2026-07-08T06:16:21.707Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently 6.1 MEDIUM. Evidence is based on official CVE and NVD records, as well as references from security researchers at Wordfence. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by security researchers at Wordfence, who found that the plugin did not properly sanitize user input, allowing for arbitrary web script injection.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-11798 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11798
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-11798 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11798
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/super-socializer/tags/7.14.5/helper.php
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/super-socializer/tags/7.14.5/helper.php
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.