What is CVE-2020-36831?

CVE-2020-36831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextscripts Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-poster, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-36831?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36831 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Nextscripts Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-poster

CVE-2020-36831

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This m…

EPSS: 0.003 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nextscripts Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-poster — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36831?: CVE-2020-36831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextscripts Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-poster, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-36831?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36831 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.