CVE-2023-25033 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25033: WordPress Social Share Boost Plugin <= 4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Sumo

Product Social Share Boost

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 6, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Sumo Social Share Boost plugin <= 4.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Social Share Boost versions 4.5 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge or consent. The attacker needs the admin to visit a malicious link, but requires no special privileges to set up the attack.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content if they trick an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit a malicious webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 6, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25033 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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