---
id: CVE-2026-42697
title: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Social Share Icons & Social
  Share Buttons <= 3.7.5 versions.
summary: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Social Share Icons & Social
  Share Buttons <= 3.7.5 versions.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-10-10'
updated: '2026-10-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-10T20:16:35.433'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42697'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ultimate-social-media-plus/vulnerability/wordpress-social-share-icons-social-share-buttons-plugin-3-7-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-10T20:31:30.643Z'
---

## Overview

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons <= 3.7.5 versions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.