CVE-2023-5602 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can trick site administrators into performing actions via forged requests due to missing nonce validation in the plugin.
- 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-2023-5602?
CVE-2023-5602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in inisev Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons, published on 20 Oct 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
The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several functions corresponding to AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke those actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5602?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ultimatelysocial Social Media Share Buttons \& Social Sharing Icons.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5602 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5602 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5602 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in inisev Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpg6-4w2g-v5f5.