CSRF in Multidots Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp And Viber
CVE-2018-11632
An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber plugin 1.0.8 for WordPress. If an admin user can be tricked into visiting a crafted URL created by an attacker (via spear phishing/social engineering), the attacker can change the plugin settings via wp-admin/admin-post.php CSRF. There's no nonce or capability check in the whatsapp_share_setting_add_update() function.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Multidots Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp And Viber — versions 1.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- labs.threatpress.com/cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-add-social-share-messen… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/add-social-share-buttons/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11632?
- CVE-2018-11632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Multidots Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp And Viber, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11632?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11632 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.