Privilege escalation in Contrid Newsletters
CVE-2024-8247
The Newsletters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.9.2. This is due to the plugin not restricting what user meta can be updated as screen options. This makes it possible for…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.005 (38.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Contrid Newsletters — versions 0
- Tribulant Newsletters
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8247?
- CVE-2024-8247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contrid Newsletters, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8247?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8247 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.