Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Social Media Auto Publish Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12076

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Social Media Auto Publish
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-12076?

The Social Media Auto Publish plugin for WordPress suffers from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Attackers can exploit this flaw via the PostMessage parameter in all versions up to and including 3.6.5. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to inject malicious scripts into web pages, which can execute if users inadvertently interact with a compromised link, leading to potential security breaches.

Affected Version(s)

Social Media Auto Publish * <= 3.6.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nicolai Hellesnes
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CVE-2025-12076 : Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Social Media Auto Publish Plugin for WordPress