Privilege escalation in Simple Social Buttons plugin for WordPress
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Simple Social Buttons Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | WPBrigade |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU17475
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper application design flow, chained with lack of permission check. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges and perform unauthorized actions in WordPress to modify WordPress installation options from the wp_options table that may allows to take over sites by installing backdoors or taking over admin accounts.
Update to version 2.0.22.
Vulnerable software versionsSimple Social Buttons: 2.0.4 - 2.0.21
External linkshttp://www.webarxsecurity.com/wordpress-plugin-simple-social-buttons/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
