Jetpack < 9.8 - Carousel Module Non-Published Page/Post Attachment Comment Leak
Priority LOW 27CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639, CWE-668 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Jetpack Carousel module of the JetPack WordPress plugin before 9.8 allows users to create a "carousel" type image gallery and allows users to comment on the images. A security vulnerability was found within the Jetpack Carousel module by nguyenhg_vcs that allowed the comments of non-published page/posts to be leaked.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01494 74th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth (Automattic): 9.8automattic/jetpack (Packagist): 9.8
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automattic | Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth | 9.8 to before 9.8 | 9.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | automattic/jetpack (Packagist) | before 9.8 | 9.8 | Patch available | GHSA-5hr6-r8h6-wh22 |
- Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth VendorAutomattic Affected 9.8 to before 9.8 Fixed in 9.8 Patch available CNA
- automattic/jetpack (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 9.8 Fixed in 9.8 Patch available GHSA-5hr6-r8h6-wh22
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 9.8 | Vulnerable | Automattic |
- cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 9.8 Vulnerable ·Automattic
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth (Automattic) Fixed in 9.8
- Fix · GHSA-5hr6-r8h6-wh22 automattic/jetpack (Packagist) Fixed in 9.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hr6-r8h6-wh22
References
Advisory 2
More Automattic Jetpack vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02806 Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-10066 Jetpack 13.0-14.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-09340 Jetpack < 13.8, Boost < 3.4.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-09339 Jetpack < 13.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Block & Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2023-30606 Jetpack 11.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2023-25898 WordPress Jetpack plugin < 12.7 - Contributor+ Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hr6-r8h6-wh22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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