warfareplugins Social Sharing Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress swp_url code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in warfareplugins Social Sharing Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument swp_url causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-4434. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in warfareplugins Social Sharing Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument swp_url with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.5.2 via the 'swp_url' parameter. This allows attackers to execute code on the server.

The weakness was released 01/17/2024 by Raed Ahsan. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-4434 since 01/16/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

warfareplugins

Name

Social Sharing Plugin

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 10.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Social Sharing Plugin 3.5.3

Timelineinfo

01/16/2024 🔍
01/17/2024 +1 days 🔍
01/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2024 +278 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 163680
Researcher: Raed Ahsan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-4434 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4434
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251371

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 10:16
Updated: 10/21/2024 15:15
Changes: 01/17/2024 10:16 (52), 02/10/2024 17:20 (1), 02/10/2024 17:28 (12), 10/21/2024 15:15 (16)
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