Social Media Auto Publish Plugin up to 3.6.5 on WordPress PostMessage cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Social Media Auto Publish Plugin up to 3.6.5 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument PostMessage can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-12076. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Social Media Auto Publish Plugin up to 3.6.5 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument PostMessage with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-12076. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203216). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/12/2025 Advisory disclosed12/12/2025 VulDB entry created
12/14/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-12076 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336280
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Entry
Created: 12/12/2025 20:21Updated: 12/14/2025 00:12
Changes: 12/12/2025 20:21 (51), 12/13/2025 17:58 (12), 12/14/2025 00:12 (1)
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