CVE-2023-40672
WordPress Sticky Social Media Icons plugin <= 2.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Sticky Social Media Icons plugin <= 2.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-40672- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45228
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45228- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qw7-56rp-hj8x
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue...
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.
- Record
GHSA-8qw7-56rp-hj8x- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons.This issue affects Sticky Social Media Icons: from n/a through 2.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-40672- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40672 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Hardik Chavada Sticky Social Media Icons, published June 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.