CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12076

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Social Media Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the PostMessage parameter in all versions up to and including 3.6.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. It allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute if they can trick a user into performing an action such as clicking a link.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves the execution of malicious scripts in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or distribution of malicious content. The attack requires user interaction but can be performed by an unauthenticated attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the plugin to the latest version that includes security fixes. Additionally, apply the principle of least privilege and regularly monitor logs for suspicious activity.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Social Media Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PostMessage parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS