CVE-2023-5602
HIGH EPSS 12.7%
Published Oct 20, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
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
Exploitability
Impact
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
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| ultimatelysocial | social_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
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44a45fb-3bff-4a1f-8319-a58a47a9d76b?source=cve
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