What is CVE-2024-43968?

CVE-2024-43968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Newspack, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-43968?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-43968 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Automattic Newspack

CVE-2024-43968

Broken Access Control vulnerability in Automattic Newspack allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Newspack: from n/a through 3.8.6.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Automattic Newspack — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43968?: CVE-2024-43968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Newspack, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-43968?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-43968 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.