# CVE-2024-9926: Jetpack < 13.9.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Feedback Access

> Authenticated users can read arbitrary contact form feedback data due to missing authorization checks in a REST endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fr3h-4rcw-wvmj

## What is CVE-2024-9926?

CVE-2024-9926 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Jetpack, published on 7 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Jetpack WordPress plugin does not have proper authorisation in one of its REST endpoint, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to read arbitrary feedbacks data sent via the Jetpack Contact Form

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9926?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Automattic Jetpack.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9926 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Exploits Jetpack < 13.9.1 broken access control (CVE-2024-9926). (github_poc): https://github.com/m3ssap0/wordpress-jetpack-broken-access-control-exploit
- WARNING: This is a vulnerable application to test the exploit for the Jetpack < 13.9.1 broken access control (CVE-2024-9926). Run it at your own risk! (github_poc): https://github.com/m3ssap0/wordpress-jetpack-broken-access-control-vulnerable-application

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Jetpack

- [CVE-2023-2996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2996/): Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2011-4673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4673/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-45050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45050/): WordPress Jetpack Plugin <= 12.8-a.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-4392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4392/): Cross-site scripting in Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-10858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10858/): Jetpack 13.0-14.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9926 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9926 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Jetpack, published on 7 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Jetpack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9926/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9926/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9926
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9926
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9926

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9926/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.