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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nextscripts Social Networks Auto Poster
- Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster — versions 4.3.24
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/b99dae3d-8230-4427-adc5-4ef9cbfb8ba1 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2650138 (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.