WordPress Share Buttons Plugin – AddThis < 2.2.0 - Code Injection

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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

CVE	Not available
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	June 21, 2011
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

Description

The WordPress Share Buttons Plugin – AddThis for WordPress is vulnerable to code injection in versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This is due to a backdoor vulnerability. This makes it possible for attackers to execute arbitrary code via the plugin.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	addthis (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 2.2.0
Patched Version	2.2.0

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