CVE-2023-5845

Simple Social Buttons < 5.1.1 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Post Access

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Published Nov 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Simple Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 leaks password-protected post content to unauthenticated visitors in some meta tags

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 5.1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpbrigade:simple_social_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58125	The Simple Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 leaks password-protected post content to unauthenticated visitors in some meta tags

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.575% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d5b59e9e-85e5-4d26-aebe-64757c8495fa

History

Oct 1, 2024 3:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpbrigade Simple Social Buttons

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 2:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 4:22 PM
Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 2:32 PM
Reserved: Oct 30, 2023, 1:07 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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