CVE-2024-37275 WordPress NextScripts plugin <= 4.4.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

High 7.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via DOM-based XSS in the NextScripts WordPress plugin.

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-2024-37275?

CVE-2024-37275 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NextScripts, published on 22 Jul 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37275?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextscripts Social Networks Auto Poster.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37275?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-37275 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-88xp-q26w-2359.

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