CVE-2024-49272 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-49272: WordPress Social Auto Poster plugin <= 5.3.15 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Wpweb

Product Social Auto Poster

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 20, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpweb Social Auto Poster social-auto-poster allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Social Auto Poster: from n/a through <= 5.3.15.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Social Auto Poster versions up to 5.3.15 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability requires the victim to click a link or visit a page, but does not expose sensitive data or cause service disruption.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site when an admin visits a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings or trigger unintended social media posting actions via CSRF.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49272 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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