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Is NextScripts safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (4.4.8)

As of 2026-11-04. 13 issues are on record for older versions; version 4.4.8 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

Latest version
4.4.8
Last updated
2026-08-13
Active installs
20,000+
Known issues on record
13
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.0.8

Automatically publishes blogposts to profiles/pages/groups on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Blogger, Tumblr ... 22 more — by NextScripts

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (4.4.8). Anything older than 4.4.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

13 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.9 CVE-2026-97227 · published 2026-09-27

Missing authorization check in NextScripts (older than 4.4.8)

Affected
older than 4.4.8
Fixed in
4.4.8
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2026-97227WPScan advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-16570 · published 2026-08-19

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (older than 4.4.8)

Affected
older than 4.4.8
Fixed in
4.4.8
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2026-16570WPScan advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-3228 · published 2026-03-10

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (4.4.6 and older)

Affected
4.4.6 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `[nxs_fbembed]` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the `snapFB` post meta value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-3228Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

high 8.8 CVE-2026-27379 · published 2026-03-05

PHP object injection in NextScripts (4.4.7 and older)

Affected
4.4.7 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in NextScripts NextScripts social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g allows Object Injection.This issue affects NextScripts: from n/a through <= 4.4.7.

NVD CVE-2026-27379Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2020-36831 · published 2024-10-16

Missing authorization check in NextScripts (4.3.17 and older)

Affected
4.3.17 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.

NVD CVE-2020-36831Wordfence advisoryWPScan advisoryblog.sucuri.netacunetix.com

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-37275 · published 2024-07-22

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (4.4.7 and older)

Affected
4.4.7 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NextScripts NextScripts social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects NextScripts: from n/a through <= 4.4.7.

NVD CVE-2024-37275Patchstack advisoryPatchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-1446 · published 2024-05-22

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in NextScripts (4.4.3 and older)

Affected
4.4.3 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the nxssnap-reposter page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts or pages via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-1446Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-1762 · published 2024-05-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (4.4.3 and older)

Affected
4.4.3 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTTP_USER_AGENT header in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the victim to select view "All Cron Events" in order for the injection to fire.

NVD CVE-2024-1762Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-2088 · published 2024-05-22

Information disclosure in NextScripts (4.4.3 and older)

Affected
4.4.3 and older
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2024-2088Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-49183 · published 2023-12-15

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (4.4.2 and older)

Affected
4.4.2 and older
Fixed in
4.4.3
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NextScripts NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster: from n/a through 4.4.2.

NVD CVE-2023-49183Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2021-24975 · published 2022-02-01

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (older than 4.3.24)

Affected
older than 4.3.24
Fixed in
4.3.24
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.3.24 does not sanitise and escape logged requests before outputting them in the related admin dashboard, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

NVD CVE-2021-24975WPScan advisoryCode change (fix)

medium 6.5 CVE-2021-25072 · published 2022-02-01

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in NextScripts (older than 4.3.25)

Affected
older than 4.3.25
Fixed in
4.3.25
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.3.25 does not have CSRF check in place when deleting items, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary posts via a CSRF attack

NVD CVE-2021-25072WPScan advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2021-38356 · published 2021-11-01

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in NextScripts (4.3.20 to 4.3.20)

Affected
4.3.20 to 4.3.20
Fixed in
unknown
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.20 WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the $_REQUEST['page'] parameter which is echoed out on inc/nxs_class_snap.php by supplying the appropriate value 'nxssnap-post' to load the page in $_GET['page'] along with malicious JavaScript in $_POST['page'].

NVD CVE-2021-38356Wordfence advisory

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