CVE-2026-97227 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster < 4.4.8 - Authenticated Social Account Credential Disclosure and Data Deletion
Authenticated users can export social credentials and delete posts due to missing capability checks in AJAX actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97227?
CVE-2026-97227 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster, published on 27 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8 does not perform capability or ownership checks on several of its AJAX actions, relying on a nonce alone, allowing users an administrator has granted access to its posting features to export the site's configured social account credentials, delete arbitrary posts and reset the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8's configuration.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97227?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-97227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4qf-xfcc-whc6.