VDB-268123 · CVE-2024-5674 · GCVE-0-2024-5674

Newsletter Plugin up to 2.4.5 on WordPress Email Subscribers Management authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Newsletter Plugin up to 2.4.5 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the component Email Subscribers Management. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-5674. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Newsletter Plugin up to 2.4.5 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Email Subscribers Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

The Newsletter - API v1 and v2 addon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized subscribers management due to PHP type juggling issue on the check_api_key function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to list, create or delete newsletter subscribers. This issue affects only sites running the PHP version below 8.0

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-5674 since 06/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Newsletter Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2024 🔍
06/12/2024 +6 days 🔍
06/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2024 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-5674 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268123

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2024 07:26
Updated: 06/14/2024 19:31
Changes: 06/12/2024 07:26 (51), 06/14/2024 19:31 (13)
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