Vulnerability · Published Nov 1, 2024 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2024-43968WordPress Newspack plugin < 3.8.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Newspack from Automattic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Broken Access Control vulnerability in Automattic Newspack allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Newspack: from n/a through 3.8.6.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Automattic | Newspack | n/a – through 3.8.6 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N