Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.8.5 - Information Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the sfsi_save_export function. This can allow subscribers to export plugin settings that include social media authentication tokens and secrets as well as app passwords.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inisev | Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons | up to 2.8.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons Vendorinisev Affected up to 2.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ultimatelysocial:social_media_share_buttons_\&_social_sharing_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.8.6 | Vulnerable | UltimatelySocial |
- cpe:2.3:a:ultimatelysocial:social_media_share_buttons_\&_social_sharing_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·UltimatelySocial
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5070
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8cv-hhj5-2rjx
References
Patch 2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9e43c5b-a094-44ab-a8a3-52d437f0e00d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2975574/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.6/libs/controllers/sfsi_buttons_controller.php?old=2956446&old_path=ultimate-social-media-icons%2Ftags%2F2.8.5%2Flibs%2Fcontrollers%2Fsfsi_buttons_controller.php
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- TI-2023-06399 Backup Migration <= 1.3.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) OS Command Injection via url CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-5070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g8cv-hhj5-2rjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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