NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.17 - Missing Authorization
Priority LOW 29CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
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 makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00501 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nextscripts | NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster | up to 4.3.17 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster Vendornextscripts Affected up to 4.3.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nextscripts:social_networks_auto_poster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.3.18 | Vulnerable | nextscripts |
- cpe:2.3:a:nextscripts:social_networks_auto_poster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.3.18 Vulnerable ·nextscripts
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36831
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pfx-jfj6-q6ch
References
Advisory 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3709465d-6d67-45bd-abb9-4875065b8129?source=cve
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2020/09/insufficient-privilege-validation-in-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0641578b-16b9-4d79-af69-b4886840da36
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster-security-bypass-4-3-17/
More nextscripts Social Networks Auto Poster vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01944 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2024-24790 WordPress NextScripts plugin <= 4.4.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-26842 WordPress NextScripts Plugin <= 4.4.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2021-07254 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster < 4.3.24 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-07283 The social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g plugin before 4.2.8 for WordPress has… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-15963 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.20 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-36831 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36831 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pfx-jfj6-q6ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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