PT-2022-9541 · WordPress · Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2022-02-01 · Updated 2022-02-04 · CVE-2021-24975

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.3.24

Description The issue is related to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting problem. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitise and escape logged requests before outputting them in the admin dashboard.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.3.24, update to version 4.3.24 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin dashboard to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24975

Affected Products

Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b99dae3d-8230-4427-adc5-4ef9cbfb8ba1 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24975 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24975 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2650138 · Patch
• https://t.me/cvenotify/26288 · Telegram Post