CVE-2023-33998 WordPress Easy Social Icons plugin <= 3.2.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Easy Social Icons WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-33998?
CVE-2023-33998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cybernetikz Easy Social Icons, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in cybernetikz Easy Social Icons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easy Social Icons: from n/a through 3.2.5.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33998?
How do I fix CVE-2023-33998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-33998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-363c-mcgp-pjjx.