CVE-2024-51845 HIGH

CVE-2024-51845: WordPress Share Buttons – Social Media plugin <= 1.0.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Richteam
Product Share Buttons – Social Media
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published November 11, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in richteam Share Buttons – Social Media rich-web-share-button allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Share Buttons – Social Media: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Share Buttons – Social Media versions 1.0.2 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to authenticated users. An attacker with low-level site access can craft malicious input to extract or modify database records. The vulnerability affects confidentiality severely and can degrade site availability. Update to a version newer than 1.0.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify database records by injecting SQL commands through the plugin.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Database contents may be exposed or altered; site performance may degrade. Requires immediate patching.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-level user account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 11, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated