vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: social-media-feather: CVE-2023-49861: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 7, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 7, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Social Media Feather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on two functions in versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to hide notices.
Solution
social-media-feather-plugin-cve-2023-49861
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49861
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4154aa02-7fa1-4858-bea7-092ec4a508ac?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-53769
- CVE-2023-49861
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-49861
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-53769
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