CVE-2023-6878: The Slick Social Share Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'dcssb_ajax_update' function in versions up to, and incl

high Affects slick-social-share-buttons (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-01-11; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Slick Social Share Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'dcssb_ajax_update' function in versions up to, and incl

Package: slick-social-share-buttons (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=2.4.11
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.8th percentile)
Published: 2024-01-11
Source: nvd

References

CWE-285

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