CVE-2021-38356 (GCVE-0-2021-38356)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-01 21:01 – Updated: 2025-03-31 17:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.20 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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'].
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-31 17:46 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/10/xss-vulner… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextScripts | NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster |
Affected:
4.3.20 , ≤ 4.3.20
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2021-11-28 00:00
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