CVE-2024-37475 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37475: WordPress Newspack Newsletters plugin <= 2.13.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Automattic

Product Newspack Newsletters

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 Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Newsletters allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Newspack Newsletters: from n/a through 2.13.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Newspack Newsletters versions up to 2.13.2 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information. An attacker can access data without needing to log in or interact with a user. The vulnerability exposes confidential information but does not allow modification or disruption of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information from the plugin without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential data may be exposed to anyone on the internet without needing a login.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; 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-2024-37475 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-37475

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions