CVE-2023-5602

HIGH EPSS 12.7%
Published Oct 20, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 20, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several functions corresponding to AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke those actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
12.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Authentication

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ultimatelysocialsocial_media_share_buttons_\&_social_sharing_icons* ≤2.8.5

References 2

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2975574/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.6/libs/controllers/sfsi_buttons_controller.php?old=2956446&old_path=ultimate-social-media-icons%2Ftags%2F2.8.5%2Flibs%2Fcontrollers%2Fsfsi_buttons_controller.php
    Patch
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44a45fb-3bff-4a1f-8319-a58a47a9d76b?source=cve
    ProductThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2975574/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.6/libs/controllers/sfsi_buttons_controller.php?old=2956446&old_path=ultimate-social-media-icons%2Ftags%2F2.8.5%2Flibs%2Fcontrollers%2Fsfsi_buttons_controller.php
    Patch