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Blog2Social CVE-2023-3936

MEDIUM
2023-08-21 contact@wpscan.com
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The Blog2Social WordPress plugin before 7.2.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The Blog2Social WordPress plugin before 7.2.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin Affected products include: Adenion Blog2Social. Version information: before 7.2.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

The Blog2Social WordPress plugin before 7.2.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +30
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:adenion:blog2social:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2022-3246 HIGH POC
8.8 Oct 25

The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler WordPress plugin before 6.9.10 does not properly sanitise and escape

CVE-2021-24137 HIGH POC
8.8 Mar 18

Unvalidated input in the Blog2Social WordPress plugin, versions before 6.3.1, lead to SQL Injection in the Re-Share Post

CVE-2022-3247 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Oct 25

The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler WordPress plugin before 6.9.10 does not have authorisation in an AJA

CVE-2021-24956 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Dec 21

The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not sanitise and escape the b2sSh

CVE-2019-9576 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Mar 05

The Blog2Social plugin before 5.0.3 for WordPress allows wp-admin/admin.php?page=blog2social-ship XSS. Rated medium seve

CVE-2024-3549 CRITICAL
9.9 Jun 11

The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'b2sSort

CVE-2019-13572 CRITICAL
9.8 Aug 01

The Adenion Blog2Social plugin through 5.5.0 for WordPress allows SQL Injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), thi

CVE-2023-40554 MEDIUM
6.1 Sep 06

Unauth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low at

CVE-2019-17550 MEDIUM
6.1 Nov 13

The Blog2Social plugin before 5.9.0 for WordPress is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Rated medium severity (CVS

CVE-2026-7051 MEDIUM
5.4 May 13

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress versions up to 8.9.0 allows authenticated attackers

CVE-2024-7302 MEDIUM
5.4 Aug 01

The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vi

CVE-2024-3678 MEDIUM
5.3 Apr 26

The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure

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