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CVE-2026-3228

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the shortcode in all versions up to, and including,…

Published Mar 10, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 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.

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  1. Mar 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the post meta value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages t

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the post meta value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages t

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  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3228

    The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the post me

    nvd.nist.gov

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