High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026No known patch

CVE-2023-6878

No known patch is available for this vulnerability.

The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Guideline Violation), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.

CVE-2023-6878

Description

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 including, 2.4.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to update the site options arbitrarily.

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Affected products

Leechesnutt/Slick Social Share Buttons2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:leechesnutt:slick_social_share_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:leechesnutt:slick_social_share_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <=2.4.11
- (no CPE)range: <=2.4.11

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References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79a5c01d-3867-4b1e-b0ba-9a802f0bed92nvdThird Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slick-social-share-buttons/tags/2.4.11/inc/dcwp_admin.phpnvdIssue Tracking

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