CVE-2024-9697
Social Rocket – WordPress Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
Description
The Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the tweet_settings_save() and tweet_settings_update() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 7, 2025, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 25, 2025, 10:52 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Social Rocket plugin to the latest version.
- Verify that settings can only be modified by authorized users.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpsocialrocket:social_rocket:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.4 Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L39 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L39 Product Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5501 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5501 Product Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5531 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5531 Product Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/168dd2d4-bffb-4187-afc7-02fef8cb51a7?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/168dd2d4-bffb-4187-afc7-02fef8cb51a7?source=cve Third Party Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the tweet_settings_save() and tweet_settings_update() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-862 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L39 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5501 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5531 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/168dd2d4-bffb-4187-afc7-02fef8cb51a7?source=cve