# CVE-2012-10012: BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button facebook-button-plugin.php fcbk_bttn_plgn_settings_page cross-site request forgery

> A cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the Facebook Like Button plugin allows attackers to trick users into performing unwanted actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8prw-4fc3-cjf2

## What is CVE-2012-10012?

CVE-2012-10012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button, published on 9 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button up to 2.13 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fcbk_bttn_plgn_settings_page of the file facebook-button-plugin.php. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be launched remotely. The patch is named 33144ae5a45ed07efe7fceca901d91365fdbf7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-225355.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-10012?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bestwebsoft Facebook Button.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-10012?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-10012 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-10012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button

- [CVE-2014-125097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125097/): BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button facebook-button-plugin.php fcbkbttn_settings_page cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-10012 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-10012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button, published on 9 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-10012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10012/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10012/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-10012
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10012
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10012

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