Addthis: Cross-site scripting
Addthis is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Addthis
- Plugin slug
addthis- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 26, 2019
This CVE was published Sep 26, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Addthis to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The addthis plugin before 5.0.13 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via the wp-admin/options-general.php?page=addthis_social_widget pubid parameter.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N