📄 Description (English)
The Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘id’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
The Social Rocket WordPress plugin versions up to 1.3.4.2 contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'id' parameter that allows authenticated subscribers to inject malicious scripts. While requiring subscriber-level access, the stored nature of this vulnerability means injected scripts persist and execute for all users viewing affected pages, potentially compromising website integrity and user data. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate mitigation through plugin disabling or removal.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 15, 2026 21:45
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using WordPress with the Social Rocket plugin face significant risk, particularly in the government, banking, and healthcare sectors where WordPress is increasingly deployed for public-facing websites and internal portals. Government agencies (under NCA oversight) and SAMA-regulated financial institutions are at elevated risk if this plugin is used for customer-facing content or internal collaboration platforms. The vulnerability could be exploited by disgruntled employees or compromised subscriber accounts to deface websites, steal credentials, or distribute malware to Saudi citizens and international visitors. E-commerce platforms and media organizations in Saudi Arabia would face reputational damage and potential regulatory scrutiny.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking and Financial Services
Healthcare
E-commerce
Media and Publishing
Education
Telecommunications
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WordPress installations for Social Rocket plugin presence and version number
2. Disable the Social Rocket plugin immediately via WordPress admin dashboard
3. Review user access logs for any suspicious activity by subscriber-level accounts in the past 30 days
4. Scan all pages and posts for suspicious JavaScript code or unusual content modifications
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Remove the plugin entirely until a patched version is released
2. Monitor the plugin's official repository for security updates
3. Consider alternative social sharing solutions with better security track records
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads in the 'id' parameter
2. Restrict subscriber role creation and audit existing subscriber accounts
3. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection capabilities
4. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
5. Enable WordPress audit logging to track all content modifications
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for POST requests to plugin endpoints with encoded script tags in 'id' parameter
2. Alert on any content updates by subscriber-level accounts
3. Search database for patterns: <script, javascript:, onerror=, onload= in post/page content
4. Monitor for unusual JavaScript execution in page source code
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات ووردبريس للتحقق من وجود مكون Social Rocket ورقم الإصدار
2. تعطيل مكون Social Rocket فوراً من لوحة تحكم ووردبريس
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للبحث عن أي نشاط مريب من حسابات مستوى المشترك في آخر 30 يوماً
4. فحص جميع الصفحات والمنشورات بحثاً عن أكواد JavaScript مريبة أو تعديلات محتوى غير عادية
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. إزالة المكون بالكامل حتى يتم إصدار نسخة مصححة
2. مراقبة مستودع المكون الرسمي للتحديثات الأمنية
3. النظر في حلول مشاركة اجتماعية بديلة بسجلات أمان أفضل
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن حمولات XSS وحجبها
2. تقييد إنشاء دور المشترك وتدقيق الحسابات الموجودة
3. تفعيل مكونات أمان ووردبريس (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع قدرات الكشف عن XSS
4. تنفيذ رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ البرامج النصية المضمنة
5. تفعيل تسجيل تدقيق ووردبريس لتتبع جميع تعديلات المحتوى
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات POST لنقاط نهاية المكون مع علامات برامج نصية مشفرة في معامل 'id'
2. التنبيه على أي تحديثات محتوى من قبل حسابات مستوى المشترك
3. البحث في قاعدة البيانات عن الأنماط: <script, javascript:, onerror=, onload=
4. مراقبة تنفيذ JavaScript غير العادي في كود الصفحة المصدر
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Secure development policy
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF 2.1 - Asset Management and Inventory
SAMA CSF 3.2 - Vulnerability Management
SAMA CSF 3.3 - Patch Management
SAMA CSF 4.1 - Access Control and Authentication
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Organizational controls for information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Mobile device and teleworking
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2 - Secure development, test and acceptance of information systems
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure all system components and software are protected from known vulnerabilities
PCI DSS 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention