Reported vulnerability
Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function
Published 27 Jul 2023
Updated 22 Jan 2024
CVE-2023-0958
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Wordfence advisory
medium · CVSS 4.3Several plugins for WordPress by Inisev are vulnerable to unauthorized installation of plugins due to a missing capability check on the handle_installation function that is called via the inisev_installation AJAX aciton in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as subscribers, to install select plugins from Inisev on vulnerable sites. CVE-2023-38514 appears to be a duplicate of this vulnerability.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSL Mixed Content Fix
- Software
- plugin · http-https-remover
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 3.2.3
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 3.2.4
Recommended action
Update to version 3.2.4, or a newer patched version
Duplicate Post
- Software
- plugin · copy-delete-posts
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 1.3.9
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.4.0
Recommended action
Update to version 1.4.0, or a newer patched version
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
- Software
- plugin · ultimate-social-media-plus
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 3.5.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 3.5.8
Recommended action
Update to version 3.5.8, or a newer patched version
Ultimate Posts Widget
- Software
- plugin · ultimate-posts-widget
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 2.2.4
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.2.5
Recommended action
Update to version 2.2.5, or a newer patched version
Backup Migration
- Software
- plugin · backup-backup
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 1.2.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.8
Recommended action
Update to version 1.2.8, or a newer patched version
Pop-up
- Software
- plugin · pop-up-pop-up
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 1.1.9
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.0
Recommended action
Update to version 1.2.0, or a newer patched version
Redirection
- Software
- plugin · redirect-redirection
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 1.1.3
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.1.4
Recommended action
Update to version 1.1.4, or a newer patched version
Clone
- Software
- plugin · wp-clone-by-wp-academy
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 2.3.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.3.8
Recommended action
Update to version 2.3.8, or a newer patched version
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
- Software
- plugin · ultimate-social-media-icons
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 2.8.1
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.8.2
Recommended action
Update to version 2.8.2, or a newer patched version
RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative
- Software
- plugin · feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 3.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 3.8
Recommended action
Update to version 3.8, or a newer patched version
Enhanced Text Widget
- Software
- plugin · enhanced-text-widget
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 1.5.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.5.8
Recommended action
Update to version 1.5.8, or a newer patched version
Further references (1)
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- Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons <= 3.7.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 13 Oct 2026
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- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 3.0.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via URLUpdated 1 Oct 2026
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons < 3.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 9 Sept 2026
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons < 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 9 Sept 2026