CVE-2024-10551: The Sticky Social Icons WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, whic

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-10551?

sticky social icons: upgrade to newer than 1.2.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-10551 being exploited?

CVE-2024-10551 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-10551 affect?

CVE-2024-10551 affects sticky social icons. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). The Sticky Social Icons WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capa

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-10551?

Priority 28/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 4.8UPGRADE

CVE-2024-10551 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting sticky social icons. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Sticky Social Icons WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.8 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 76%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-12-06
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: sanil

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-12-06 06:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:55 UTCUpdated Record last modified

sanil sticky social icons UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.2.1

Fixed in: newer than 1.2.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy sticky-social-icons || rpm -q sticky-social-icons || sticky-social-icons --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.2.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade sticky-social-icons

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade sticky-social-icons

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-10551?

sticky social icons: upgrade to newer than 1.2.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-10551 being exploited?

CVE-2024-10551 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-10551 affect?

CVE-2024-10551 affects sticky social icons. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). The Sticky Social Icons WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capa

How urgent is CVE-2024-10551?

Priority 28/100. Public exploit reference

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