CVE-2023-38514 WordPress Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons plugin <= 3.5.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 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-2023-38514?
CVE-2023-38514 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons, 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 social share pro Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons: from n/a through 3.5.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38514?
How do I fix CVE-2023-38514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38514 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-2023-38514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p77r-v683-34m4.