CVE-2024-37474 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37474: WordPress Newspack Ads plugin <= 1.47.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Automattic
Product Newspack Ads
Published July 4, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Newspack Ads versions up to 1.47.1 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users' sessions and data. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.47.1 to remediate this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers and modify site content or steal session data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can compromise other users' accounts or deface site content visible to those users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site and trick a user into clicking a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 4, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated