# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4qf-xfcc-whc6

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-97227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97227 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97227/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97227/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97227
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97227
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97227

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97227/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.