CVE-2024-32820
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Social Share Pro Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.This issue affects Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons: from n/a through 3.6.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA Missing Authorization vulnerability exists in the Social Share Pro WordPress plugin (versions through 3.6.2), allowing unauthenticated users to access certain functionality or data that should require proper capability checks or authentication. The CVSS 5.3 score indicates network-exploitable access with no privileges required but limited impact.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Social Share plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for folders named 'social-share-icons' or 'social-share-pro' or similar variants. Alternatively, query the WordPress database in the wp_options table for option_name containing 'active_plugins' and check for the plugin slug.Affected if The plugin folder or database entry exists in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually index.php or social-share-pro.php) and locate the version comment/constant at the top. Alternatively, check the plugin's readme.txt file for the 'Stable tag' entry.Affected if The version number is 3.6.2 or lower (the vulnerability affects versions through 3.6.2)
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Verify if unauthenticated endpoints are accessibleInspect the plugin source code for AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks) or admin menu registrations. Check if sensitive functions are hooked to wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks without capability checks using current_user_can() or is_user_logged_in().Affected if The plugin registers AJAX or admin hooks accessible to unauthenticated users (no current_user_can() or is_user_logged_in() validation found)
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Check server access logs for unauthorized access attemptsReview web server access logs (Apache/nginx) for requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin admin pages originating from unauthenticated IP addresses. Look for unusual parameter patterns indicating enumeration.Affected if Unauthenticated requests to plugin-related endpoints appear in logs
A user is affected if the Social Share Pro/Social Share Icons plugin versions 3.6.2 or lower are installed and unauthenticated access to plugin functionality is possible without capability validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons plugin which should include proper authorization checks. If no update is available, restrict access to sensitive endpoints via server-side configuration or implement application-level capability checks.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-32820 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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