CVE-2014-4717 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Simple Share Buttons Adder plugin before 4.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) ssba_share_text parameter in a save action to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in the homepage, and unspecified vectors related to (2) Pages, (3) Posts, (4) Category/Archive pages or (5) post Excerpts.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.81% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-07-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sharethis | simple share buttons adder |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Simple Share Buttons Adder 4.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2014-06-27 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127238/WordPress-Simple-Share-Buttons-Adder-4.4-CSRF-XSS.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/138
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-and-stored-xss-in-simple-share-buttons-adder
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-share-buttons-adder/changelog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127238/WordPress-Simple-Share-Buttons-Adder-4.4-CSRF-XSS.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/138
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-and-stored-xss-in-simple-share-buttons-adder
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-share-buttons-adder/changelog
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