AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 - Backdoor

Hidden Functionality
CVE Not available
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published January 18, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Harald Eilertsen
Description

The AccessPress Social Icons plugin for WordPress contains a backdoor when downloaded directly from the AccessPress site in version 1.8.2. This allows attackers to gain full control of a site with the plugin installed.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug accesspress-social-icons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 1.8.2 - 1.8.2
Patched Version
  • 1.8.3
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