CVE-2018-20555

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 10%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
65(Track*)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
10%
EPSS %ILE
95%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 21, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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Baptiste Robert on X: "Time for fun! The @WordPress plugin known as Social Network Tabs, made by Design Chemical, combines all of your favorite social networks profiles. Due to their poor coding skills I was able to take over 127 Twitter accounts #0day #infosec https://t.co/5Cd2P2NUWT" / X

https://twitter.com/fs0c131y/status/1085828186708066304
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GitHub - fs0c131y/CVE-2018-20555: Social Network Tabs Wordpress Plugin Vulnerability - CVE-2018-20555 · GitHub

https://github.com/fs0c131y/CVE-2018-20555

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCfs0c131y/CVE-2018-20555
    First seen Jan 16, 2019

    Social Network Tabs Wordpress Plugin Vulnerability - CVE-2018-20555

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-20555?
CVE-2018-20555 is a critical vulnerability published on March 21, 2019. The Design Chemical Social Network Tabs plugin 1.7.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to discover Twitter accesstoken, accesstokensecret, consumerkey, and consumersecret values by reading the dcwptwitter.php source code. This leads to Twitter account takeover.
When was CVE-2018-20555 disclosed?
CVE-2018-20555 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 21, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-20555 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-20555 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 4.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20555?
CVE-2018-20555 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-20555?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-20555, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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