{"id":"CVE-2020-36831","aliases":["EUVD-2020-30783","GHSA-4pfx-jfj6-q6ch"],"status":"published","title":"NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster \u003c= 4.3.17 - Missing Authorization","description":"The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00501,"percentile":0.43247,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-862"],"published":"2024-10-16T06:43:28Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:16Z","products":[{"vendor":"nextscripts","product":"nextscripts: social networks auto-poster"},{"vendor":"nextscripts","product":"social_networks_auto_poster"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3709465d-6d67-45bd-abb9-4875065b8129?source=cve","tags":["Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://blog.sucuri.net/2020/09/insufficient-privilege-validation-in-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0641578b-16b9-4d79-af69-b4886840da36","tags":["Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster-security-bypass-4-3-17/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36831"},{"url":"https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-nextscripts-social-networks-auto-poster-security-bypass-4-3-17"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4pfx-jfj6-q6ch"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-36831","title":"NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster \u003c= 4.3.17 - Missing Authorization","description":"The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-16T06:43:28.112Z","modified":"2026-04-08T16:46:16.033Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:55.128961Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-30783","description":"The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-16T06:43:28Z","modified":"2026-04-08T16:46:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:03.268135Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4pfx-jfj6-q6ch","title":"The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization...","description":"The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-16T09:30:30Z","modified":"2025-02-07T18:32:19Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:59:50.611216Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-36831","description":"The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on multiple user privilege/security functions provided in versions up to, and including 4.3.17. This makes it possible for low-privileged attackers, like subscribers, to perform restricted actions that would be otherwise locked to a administrative-level user.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-16T07:15:07.28Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:16.92Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:47.910346Z"}]}}