CVE-2023-5602
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | inisev |
| Product | social media share buttons & social sharing icons |
| Published | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
inisev / Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
0 ≤ 2.8.5
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44a45fb-3bff-4a1f-8319-a58a47a9d76b?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2975574/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.6/libs/controllers/sfsi_buttons_controller.php?old=2956446&old_path=ultimate-social-media-icons%2Ftags%2F2.8.5%2Flibs%2Fcontrollers%2Fsfsi_buttons_controller.php
Credits
Marco Wotschka