CVE-2021-38356
6.1 MEDIUMThe NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.20 WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the $_REQUEST...
Published: 2021-11-01 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-79
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nextscripts | social_networks_auto_poster |
Description
The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.20 WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the $_REQUEST['page'] parameter which is echoed out on inc/nxs_class_snap.php by supplying the appropriate value 'nxssnap-post' to load the page in $_GET['page'] along with malicious JavaScript in $_POST['page'].
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38356
- [Exploit reference]https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/10/xss-vulnerability-in-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster-plugin-impacts-100000-sites/
- [Exploit reference]https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/10/xss-vulnerability-in-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster-plugin-impacts-100000-sites/
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