CVE-2024-37242 WordPress Newspack Newsletters plugin <= 2.13.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions in the Newspack Newsletters plugin, potentially modifying newsletter settings or content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-37242?
CVE-2024-37242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Newsletters, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Newsletters newspack-newsletters allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Newspack Newsletters: from n/a through <= 2.13.2.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37242?
How do I fix CVE-2024-37242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-37242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m8g-rm4r-cx87.