CVE-2023-40672 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.

Published: 2024-06-12

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Hardik Chavada

Sticky Social Media Icons

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.1

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45228	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00125.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sticky-social-media-icons/wordpress-sticky-social-media-icons-plugin-1-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-06-12T09:36:29.149Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:37.127Z

Reserved: 2023-08-18T15:18:28.336Z

Link: CVE-2023-40672

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:38:51.106Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-12T10:15:25.837

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2023-40672

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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