WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2024-2088 Modified

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster: Sensitive information exposure

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 8.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster
Plugin slug
social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 22, 2024
Weakness
CWE-202 — Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published May 22, 2024 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

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.

Source record

Technical description

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 via the 'nxs_getExpSettings' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to extract sensitive data including social network API keys and secrets.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources