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CVE-2024-2088: NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-202

Description

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.

Affected products

• NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster: before 4.4.4 — fixed in 4.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 4.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g/trunk/inc/nxs_functions_wp.php#L620
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3084635/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g/trunk/inc/nxs_functions_wp.php?contextall=1
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70724bc7-c1f4-4965-8bba-99b2ed21d34b?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g/trunk/inc/nxs_functions_wp.php#L620
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3084635/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g/trunk/inc/nxs_functions_wp.php?contextall=1
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70724bc7-c1f4-4965-8bba-99b2ed21d34b?source=cve

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