CVE-2026-7659 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

title: WordPress Advanced Social Media Icons Plugin Stored XSS via social shortcode — CVE-2026-7659
id: scw-2026-05-12-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-7659 by identifying requests to the Advanced Social Media Icons plugin directory containing the 'social' shortcode and a potential XSS payload like '<script>alert('. This targets the stored XSS vulnerability where an attacker with Contributor access injects scripts into pages via the 'social' shortcode.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-12
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-7659/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/advanced-social-media-icons/'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'social'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '<script>'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'alert('
  selection_base:
      sc-status:
          - 200
  condition: selection AND selection_base
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse