SendPress Newsletters <= 1.23.11.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Settings
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The SendPress Newsletters WordPress plugin through 1.23.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | SendPress Newsletters | up to 1.23.11.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SendPress Newsletters VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.23.11.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1588
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x3c-vqj6-m557
References
More Sendpress vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17516 WordPress SendPress Newsletters plugin <= 1.23.11.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-07825 The sendpress plugin before 1.2 for WordPress has SQL Injection via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-22145 WordPress SendPress Newsletters Plugin <= 1.22.3.31 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-25688 WordPress SendPress Newsletters Plugin <= 1.23.11.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-05204 SendPress Newsletters <= 1.22.3.31 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-01483 SendPress Newsletters <= 1.23.11.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Form Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-1588 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1588 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3x3c-vqj6-m557 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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