CVE-2024-37474

WordPress Newspack Ads plugin <= 1.47.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Ads allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Newspack Ads: from n/a through 1.47.1.

La vulnerabilidad de Cross Site Scripting (XSS) en Automattic Newspack Ads permite XSS Almacenado. Este problema afecta a Newspack Ads: desde n/a hasta 1.47.1.

The Newspack Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.47.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-06-09 CVE Reserved
2024-07-01 CVE Published
2024-07-20 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

CAPEC-592: Stored XSS

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newspack-ads/wordpress-newspack-ads-plugin-1-47-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Automattic Search vendor "Automattic"		Newspack Search vendor "Automattic" for product "Newspack"				< 1.47.2 Search vendor "Automattic" for product "Newspack" and version " < 1.47.2"		-		Affected