CVE-2024-37456 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37456: WordPress Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin plugin <= 3.4.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Noptin Newsletter

Product Noptin

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Noptin Newsletter Noptin allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Noptin: from n/a through 3.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Noptin Newsletter plugin versions up to 3.4.2 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data on the site. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 3.4.2 to remediate this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site data without logging in or having permission to do so.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to site content or settings managed by the Noptin plugin.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37456 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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