CVE-2024-8247CWE-269

Newsletters <= 4.9.9.2 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation

High · published September 6, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator. Please note that this only affects users with access to edit/update screen options, which means an administrator would need to grant lower privilege users with access to the Sent & Draft Emails page of the plugin in order for this to be exploited.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00485 · 40.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2024-09-06T03:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 SEP 03:30Z
    Newsletters <= 4.9.9.2 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
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