Simple Social Media Share Buttons 2.0.4 - 2.0.21 - Missing Authorization

2019-02-11 00:00
Luka Sikic

Vulnerability Overview

The Simple Social Media Share Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the download(), import(), and download_help() functions in versions 2.0.4 - 2.0.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to update arbitrary options on the site that can be used to register a new administrative user account.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.22, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

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