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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attacker requires no privileges (PR:N) but victim must actively click a link while authenticated (UI:R); S:C for browser-context XSS; A:N as reflected XSS carries no meaningful availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
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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.
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Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin (all versions before 4.4.8) enables network-based attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of logged-in WordPress administrators by delivering a crafted URL. The plugin fails to escape query-string parameters before reflecting them in admin page output, a textbook CWE-79 failure. …
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| Exploitation | Successful exploitation requires three concurrent conditions: (1) the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin at a version before 4.4.8 must be installed and active on the target WordPress site; (2) the victim must hold an administrator-level (or equivalent privileged) WordPress session active in their browser at the moment they access the crafted URL; and (3) the victim must be socially engineered into clicking the attacker-crafted link - exploitation cannot occur without this active user interaction (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 7.1 score is elevated by the scope-change component (S:C) and the low-complexity network vector, but the UI:R constraint - requiring a logged-in administrator to click a crafted link - materially limits mass-exploitation potential. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin to version 4.4.8 or later - this is the vendor-confirmed patch per the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/25c42ca3-ff25-4b43-a712-2876398d82ab/) and EUVD-2026-62270, and can be applied directly from the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, identify all WordPress installations using NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster and verify plugin versions; alert administrators to avoid clicking external links to WordPress admin pages. …
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Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-62270
GHSA-qvfr-x6x6-r99q