Social Auto PosterWordPress extension · Wpwebinfotech
CVE-2024-47369
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpweb Social Auto Poster social-auto-poster allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Social Auto Poster: from n/a through <= 5.3.15.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in the wpweb Social Auto Poster WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through unsanitized URL parameters. When victims click crafted links, the injected script executes in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of authenticated users.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Social Auto PosterWordPress extension
< 5.3.16CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Social Auto Poster plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'Social Auto Poster' by Wpwebinfotech. Alternatively, check if the /wp-content/plugins/ directory contains a folder named 'social-auto-poster' or similar.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list.
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the Social Auto Poster plugin to view its details and note the version number. Alternatively, open the plugin's main PHP file (usually in wp-content/plugins/social-auto-poster/) and look for the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or check the readme.txt file.Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 5.3.16 (e.g., 5.3.15, 5.3.14, etc.).
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Verify WordPress user access to plugin pagesNavigate to the Social Auto Poster settings page in WordPress admin (usually under Settings or a dedicated menu item). Attempt to access any admin pages provided by the plugin while logged in.Affected if You can access plugin admin pages and the plugin is version 5.3.15 or lower.
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Check for suspicious URL parameters in plugin linksWhile on any Social Auto Poster admin page, inspect the URL in your browser address bar. Look for any query parameters (after the ?) that might reflect input back into the page without apparent sanitization. Common XSS indicators include parameters containing characters like <, >, ', or javascript:.Affected if Plugin pages display URL parameter values directly in the page content and the installed version is below 5.3.16.
You are affected if the Social Auto Poster plugin by Wpwebinfotech is installed with a version number lower than 5.3.16.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.3.16
Update the Social Auto Poster plugin to the latest patched version once released. Until then, implement WAF rules to block suspicious URL patterns and warn administrators about clicking untrusted links.
Social Auto Poster 5.3.16
- Update the Social Auto Poster WordPress plugin to version 5.3.16 or later via the WordPress plugin repository or plugin management interface
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-47369 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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