CVE-2024-55982 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-55982: WordPress Share Buttons – Social Media plugin <= 1.0.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Richteam
Product Share Buttons – Social Media
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published December 16, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 in database query handling. An attacker can craft malicious input to extract sensitive data from the site's database or disrupt service availability. No authentication is required, and the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Extract sensitive data from the site's database or cause service disruption without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can read database contents (user data, posts, settings) or cause the site to become unavailable.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no login or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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