CVE-2024-43968 is a Broken Access Control vulnerability in Automattic Newspack versions up to and including 3.8.6, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low privileges and complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:automattic:newspack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
<= 3.8.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:automattic:newspack:*:-:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.