CVE-2024-37424 WordPress Newspack Blocks plugin <= 3.0.8 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Attackers can upload malicious web shells to the server, enabling remote code execution on sites using the Newspack Blocks plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-37424?
CVE-2024-37424 is a critical vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Blocks, published on 9 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Blocks allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Newspack Blocks: from n/a through 3.0.8.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37424?
How do I fix CVE-2024-37424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-37424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfxf-vp7h-9pjm.