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.
CVE-2020-36831 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.0 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster. It affects Versions up to 4.3.17 and is fixed in 4.3.18.
CVE-2020-36831 is tracked for the Plugin NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster as medium severity with CVSS 5.0. The affected range is Versions up to 4.3.17. Update NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster to 4.3.18 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2020-36831 |
| Patched Versions |
4.3.18
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.3.17
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.24 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via Cross-Site Request Forgery
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'nxs_fbembed' Shortcode
NextScripts <= 4.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Agent
NextScripts <= 4.4.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via code
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.23 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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