WordPress LessButtons Social Sharing and Statistics Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the WordPress LessButtons Social Sharing and Statistics plugin, affecting versions through 1.6.1. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick users with higher privileges into performing actions they did not intend to.

Impact

Exploitation could enable attackers to force users with higher privileges to make unintended changes, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications of settings or content.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress LessButtons Social Sharing and Statistics plugin should update to a version later than 1.6.1. For those unable to update, Patchstack offers a virtual patching service that can be activated to mitigate this vulnerability.