CVE-2024-37115 HIGH

CVE-2024-37115: WordPress Newspack Blocks plugin <= 3.0.8 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

Vendor Automattic

Product Newspack Blocks

Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure

Published July 10, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Blocks.This issue affects Newspack Blocks: from n/a through 3.0.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Newspack Blocks versions up to 3.0.8 expose sensitive information that should not be publicly accessible. An attacker can read this data over the network without authentication or user interaction. The vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls on data endpoints. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 3.0.8.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information that should be restricted from public access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive data may be exposed to anyone on the internet without your knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37115 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html AskarLabs — CWE-200 write-up Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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