CVE-2020-5611 Cross-site request forgery in Social Sharing Plugin
Remote attackers can hijack administrator authentication via CSRF in the Social Sharing Plugin, requiring an upgrade to secure admin accounts.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5611?
CVE-2020-5611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Social Sharing Plugin, published on 27 Jul 2020. 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
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Social Sharing Plugin versions prior to 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5611?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpsocialrocket Social Sharing.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5611?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5611 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5611 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggvm-cfcf-j5g6.