CVE-2024-35706
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Team Heateor Heateor Social Login allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Heateor Social Login: from n/a through 1.1.32.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in the Heateor Social Login WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through plugin parameters that are insufficiently sanitized before being rendered in web pages. Users with access to plugin settings can trigger the malicious payload.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.1.33CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Heateor Social Login plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Instored Plugins and look for 'Heateor Social Login' in the listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Check installed plugin versionClick on the plugin in the WordPress plugins list to view version details, or inspect the plugin main file header in wp-content/plugins/heateor-social-loginAffected if Version shown is below 1.1.33 (for example, 1.1.32, 1.1.31, etc.)
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Confirm plugin settings are accessibleNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (usually under Settings > Social Login or similar)Affected if Settings page loads without access restrictions
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Inspect plugin configuration for unsanitized parametersReview plugin settings fields, particularly any that accept custom text input, and check the page source for unescaped HTML/script contentAffected if Any plugin parameter values appear rendered as raw HTML or contain executable script tags in the output
If Heateor Social Login is installed with a version lower than 1.1.33 and the plugin settings are accessible, the environment is likely affected by this stored XSS vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.1.33
Update Heateor Social Login to the latest version after 1.1.32, or implement input sanitization and output encoding on all plugin parameters handling user-supplied data.
Heateor Social Login version 1.1.33
- 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Heateor Social Login' plugin
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 1.1.33
- 5. Alternatively, navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload and upload version 1.1.33 of the plugin
- 6. Verify the plugin version has been updated to 1.1.33 after the upgrade
- 7. Test the social login functionality to ensure the plugin is working correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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