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TI-2024-07645 Aliases CVE-2024-8247GHSA-r5wh-7w9x-7m6j

Newsletters <= 4.9.9.2 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Newsletters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.9.2. This is due to the plugin not restricting what user meta can be updated as screen options. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator. Please note that this only affects users with access to edit/update screen options, which means an administrator would need to grant lower privilege users with access to the Sent & Draft Emails page of the plugin in order for this to be exploited.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00485 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
contridNewslettersup to 4.9.9.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Newsletters Vendorcontrid Affected up to 4.9.9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tribulant:newsletters:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.9.9.3Vulnerablecontrid
  • cpe:2.3:a:tribulant:newsletters:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.9.9.3 Vulnerable ·contrid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8247
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5wh-7w9x-7m6j

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-04414 Newsletter Lite < 4.9.3 - Admin+ Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2018-14949 The newsletters-lite plugin before 4.6.8.6 for WordPress has PHP object injection. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10994 wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=newsletters_exportmultiple in the Tribulant Newsletters… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14314 WordPress Newsletters Plugin <= 4.8.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-24742 WordPress Newsletters plugin <= 4.9.7 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-04349 Newsletters <= 4.9.9.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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