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NextScripts SNAP EUVDEUVD-2026-87902

| CVE-2026-97227 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-27 WPScan GHSA-j4qf-xfcc-whc6
5.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as SNAP-authorized non-admin user
  2. Delivery
    Obtain valid AJAX nonce from plugin UI
  3. Exploit
    Call unprotected SNAP AJAX action
  4. Execution
    Bypass missing capability/ownership check
  5. Impact
    Export social credentials, delete posts, reset config

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress user whom an administrator has explicitly granted access to SNAP's posting features (a non-default, per-site trust grant), and the attacker must supply a valid nonce obtainable from the plugin interface. The vulnerable AJAX actions perform no capability or ownership check, so any such granted user - regardless of intended limited role - can export the configured social account credentials, delete arbitrary posts, and reset the plugin configuration. Limiting factors: the plugin (SNAP before 4.4.8) must be installed and active, the attacker must already hold plugin posting access (rules out anonymous internet attackers), and no admin-level privilege is actually needed despite the vendor's PR:H rating.

Impact

This is a moderate-risk, authorization (CWE-862) flaw in the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster (SNAP) WordPress plugin. Signals point consistently toward limited urgency: EPSS is very low (0.13%, 2nd percentile), the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, and CISA SSVC records Exploitation=none and Automatable=no - while acknowledging Technical Impact=total. Working against that, publicly available exploit code exists (WPScan) and the technical impact is severe (credential theft plus arbitrary post deletion and config reset). The vendor CVSS 3.1 vector (5.9, AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/C:H/I:H) understates real risk in one respect: PR:H is questionable - the described attacker is a lower-privileged user whom an administrator has merely granted access to SNAP's posting features, not a full administrator, so PR:L is more defensible and would raise the score. Conversely, exploitation is genuinely gated: the attacker must already be an authenticated user with plugin posting access, matching SSVC's 'not automatable' and non-widespread outlook. Net: a real but bounded insider/privilege-abuse issue rather than a mass-exploitation priority. Note the CVSS vector and description agree on network vector and authentication requirement, so no vector/description conflict here.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A WordPress site administrator grants a marketing or contributor account access to SNAP's auto-posting features. That authenticated sub-admin user invokes the plugin's unprotected AJAX actions (which check only a nonce, not capability or ownership) to export the stored social-network account credentials, delete arbitrary posts, and reset the plugin configuration. Public exploit code from WPScan lowers the effort required to reproduce this.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 28, 2026

Authorization bypass in NextScripts SNAP (Social Networks Auto-Poster) before 4.4.8 allows an authenticated WordPress user who has been granted access to SNAP's posting features to export configured social account credentials, delete arbitrary posts, and reset the plugin configuration. The AJAX actions lack capability and ownership checks and rely on a nonce, which can be obtained from the plugin interface, so no administrator role is needed once posting access exists. Publicly available exploit code exists; EPSS is low at 0.13% (2nd percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and a vendor fix is available in 4.4.8.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin to version 4.4.8 or later; this is the vendor-released patch and addresses the missing capability and ownership checks. If immediate patching is not possible, deactivate the plugin until it can be updated, or remove SNAP posting-feature access from every user who is not fully trusted, recognizing that this will break intended delegated posting workflows and that the attacker must still already have that access. Do not treat nonce secrecy as a mitigation, because a valid nonce can be obtained from the plugin interface; WAF rules blocking or monitoring the affected AJAX actions may reduce exposure but are not a substitute for upgrading. Advisory references include the WPScan entry at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/df187bfb-47f1-4259-b955-3c676f3d8cc1/, NVD at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97227, and VulDB at https://vuldb.com/vuln/410827.

Affected VersionsENISA

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 0 <4.4.8

Affected Packages

euvd nextscripts_social_networks_auto_poster fix: 4.4.8

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected product is the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin, represented in CPE as cpe:2.3:a:unknown:nextscripts:_social_networks_auto-poster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and listed by EUVD as affected in versions 0 through before 4.4.8. The root cause is CWE-862 Missing Authorization: several plugin AJAX actions do not call current_user_can() or verify post ownership, and their nonce check only provides CSRF protection rather than authorization. An attacker must already be an authenticated WordPress user with SNAP posting-feature access, a non-default grant made by an administrator, and must supply a valid nonce obtainable from the plugin interface. That access still permits high-confidentiality and high-integrity actions such as credential export, arbitrary post deletion, and configuration reset; the vendor rates this PR:H, while the independent assessment rates it PR:L because posting-feature access is the only prerequisite.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 5.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Attacker is an authenticated SNAP-granted non-admin user (PR:L, not PR:H) with a legitimately obtainable nonce (AC:L); credential export gives C:H and post deletion/config reset gives I:H, no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 27, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 27, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 27, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionCVE.org

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8 does not perform capability or ownership checks on several of its AJAX actions, relying on a nonce alone, allowing users an administrator has granted access to its posting features to export the site's configured social account credentials, delete arbitrary posts and reset the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8's configuration.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely-used WordPress social auto-posting plugin, common but not on every site
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.1%
Patch available Yes
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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