CVE-2023-34009

Social Media & Share Icons <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization via handle_installation

mediumMissing Authorization

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.8.2

Patched in

235d

Time to patch

Description

The Social Media & Share Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_installation function in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install one of a pre-defined set of plugins.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.8.1

PublishedJune 2, 2023

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginultimate-social-media-icons

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1bfb5d34-738d-4842-be93-9668fceb3334?source=api-prod

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