Plugins · social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g · data as of 2026-11-04
Is NextScripts safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- 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
- 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”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- 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.
Check your version
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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'].
Recent activity
- 2026-08-13 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.4.8).
- 2026-09-27 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-97227), fixed in 4.4.8.
- 2026-08-19 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-16570), fixed in 4.4.8.
- 2026-03-10 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-3228), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (7) · Missing authorization (2) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · PHP object injection (1) · Sensitive data exposure (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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