CVE-2020-36831 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.3.17. This flaw allows low-privileged users, such as subscribers, to execute actions typically restricted to administrative accounts due to missing capability checks. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nextscripts:social_networks_auto_poster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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