PT-2024-27583 · Automattic · Newspack Ads

Rafie Muhammad · Published 2024-07-04 · Updated 2024-08-01 · CVE-2024-37474

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Newspack Ads versions 1.47.1 and earlier

Description A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically a Stored XSS vulnerability, has been identified in Automattic Newspack Ads. This allows for malicious scripts to be stored on the server and executed when a user accesses the affected page.

Recommendations For versions 1.47.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.47.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the affected Newspack Ads module to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-37474

Affected Products

Newspack Ads

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37474 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/88150 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1808964880990454082 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/85184 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1808928320714682705 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/86754 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/69 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newspack-ads/wordpress-newspack-ads-plugin-1-47-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note