WordPress Share Buttons Plugin – AddThis < 2.2.0 - Code Injection

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
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.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress Share Buttons Plugin – AddThis

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug addthis (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.2.0
Patched Version
  • 2.2.0

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