XSS in Nextscripts Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster
CVE-2024-1762
The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTTP_USER_AGENT header in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the victim to select view "All Cron Events" in order for the injection to fire.
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: 0.004 (30.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8063a545-4792-4ab7-b188-0e51a… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1762?
- CVE-2024-1762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextscripts Nextscripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1762?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.