What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, Customer Reviews, Chat Widgets (Google Reviews, YouTube Feed, Photo Feeds, and More) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the getAdvanceSettings and saveAdvanceSettings functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view and modify plugin's advanced settings.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
WP Social Ninja versions up to 4.0.1 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read and modify sensitive data. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and is exploitable over the network. An attacker can access or alter information without needing to log in or trick a site visitor.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read and modify sensitive data without logging in to the site.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Unauthorized users can view and change data handled by the WP Social Ninja plugin without any credentials.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
December 17, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated