Missing authorization in wpkube Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Kiwi Social Share plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the kiwi_social_share_get_option() function called via the kiwi_social_share_get_option AJAX action in version 2.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read and modify arbitrary options on a WordPress site that can be used for complete site takeover. This was a previously fixed vulnerability that was reintroduced in this version.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v95r-22v9-3fc7
References
More wpkube Kiwi Social Share vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03026 Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi <= 2.1.7 - Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-4362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v95r-22v9-3fc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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