PT-2023-27861 · WordPress · Ultimatelysocial Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Fearzzzz + 2 · Published 2023-09-27 · Updated 2023-09-28 · CVE-2023-41238

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions UltimatelySocial Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin versions <= 2.8.3

Description The issue is an Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This allows for malicious scripts to be injected into websites, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions <= 2.8.3, update to a version higher than 2.8.3 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-41238

Affected Products

Ultimatelysocial Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41238 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1707009503672103050 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ultimate-social-media-icons/wordpress-social-media-share-icons-plugin-2-8-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1707274027491000683 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71053 · Telegram Post