CVE-2018-20555 in the critical feed json
The Design Chemical Social Network Tabs plugin 1.7.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to discover Twitter access_token, access_token_s…
published 2019-03-18 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-13109
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.4%
- EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Design Chemical Social Network Tabs plugin 1.7.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to discover Twitter access_token, access_token_secret, consumer_key, and consumer_secret values by reading the dcwp_twitter.php source code. This leads to Twitter account takeover.
Exploit prediction
10.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9204 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- twitter.com https://twitter.com/fs0c131y/status/1085828186708066304 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/fs0c131y/CVE-2018-20555 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- Technology feeds
References
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wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/9204
exploit, third-party-advisory
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twitter.com
/fs0c131y/status/1085828186708066304
exploit, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/fs0c131y/CVE-2018-20555
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-20555
- NVD CVE-2018-20555
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