What is CVE-2021-24975?

CVE-2021-24975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextscripts Social_networks_auto_poster, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-24975?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24975 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Nextscripts Social_networks_auto_poster

CVE-2021-24975

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.3.24 does not sanitise and escape logged requests before outputting them in the related admin dashboard, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nextscripts Social_networks_auto_poster
Unknown Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-poster — versions 4.3.24

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24975?: CVE-2021-24975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextscripts Social_networks_auto_poster, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-24975?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24975 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.