NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.17 - Missing Authorization

5.0
Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2020-36831
CVSS 5.0 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 5, 2020
Last Updated October 16, 2024
Researcher John Castro - Sucuri

Description

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.

Wordfence blocked 26 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.3.18, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.3.17
Patched Version
  • 4.3.18

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