CVE-2024-1446 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.4.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Post Deletion

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary posts or pages by tricking site administrators into clicking a malicious link.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1446?

CVE-2024-1446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1446?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextscripts Social Networks Auto Poster.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-1446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwfh-xm69-p46x.

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