WP2Social Auto Publish <= 2.4.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'pages' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP2Social Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v5w-p5x3-68gq
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0886893-9cfd-44cb-8940-03dd99d4c574?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/facebook-auto-publish/tags/2.4.12/admin/settings.php#L534
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/facebook-auto-publish/tags/2.4.12/admin/ajax-actions.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/facebook-auto-publish/tags/2.4.12/admin/ajax-actions.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/facebook-auto-publish/tags/2.4.11/admin/settings.php#L534
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/facebook-auto-publish/tags/2.4.11/admin/ajax-actions.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/facebook-auto-publish/tags/2.4.11/admin/ajax-actions.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3650775%40facebook-auto-publish&new=3650775%40facebook-auto-publish
More f1logic vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11929 Custom Field Manager <= 1.0 - Reflected XSS Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-18898 Newsletter Manager <= 1.5.1 - Insecure Deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-06876 Insert PHP Code Snippet <= 1.3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Code Snippet Activate/Deactivate/Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-02132 Contact Form Manager <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-11076 WP Twitter Auto Publish <= 1.7.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PostMessage CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-11074 WP to LinkedIn Auto Publish <= 1.9.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PostMessage CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-12042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v5w-p5x3-68gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences