VDB-248242 · CVE-2023-6878 · GCVE-0-2023-6878

Slick Social Share Buttons Plugin up to 2.4.11 on WordPress Option access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Slick Social Share Buttons Plugin up to 2.4.11 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Option Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-6878. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Slick Social Share Buttons Plugin up to 2.4.11 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Option Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Slick Social Share Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'dcssb_ajax_update' function in versions up to, and including, 2.4.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to update the site options arbitrarily.

The weakness was disclosed 12/16/2023. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-6878 since 12/15/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Slick Social Share Buttons Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/15/2023 🔍
12/16/2023 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2026 +847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-6878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248242

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2023 08:52
Updated: 04/11/2026 17:50
Changes: 12/16/2023 08:52 (38), 04/11/2026 17:50 (37)
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