NextScripts admin query parameters permit reflected XSS
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster before 4.4.8 reflects query-string parameters on an administrative page without adequate escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can trick a logged-in user, including an administrator, into opening a crafted link that executes script under the site's origin.
- Component
- NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster
- Plugin slug
nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster- Affected
- < 4.4.8
- Safe version
4.4.8- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 19, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster to 4.4.8 or later and instruct administrators not to follow untrusted links while authenticated.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8 does not escape some of the query-string parameters it reflects back on one of its admin pages, allowing attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in users such as administrators who are tricked into opening a crafted link.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L