CVE-2024-32953

Newsletters <= 4.9.5 - Information Exposure via Log files

2024-04-22 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 4.9.6
Affected Plugin: Newsletters
Affected Version: <= 4.9.5
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CVE: CVE-2024-32953

At a glance

CVE-2024-32953 is a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in the Newsletters WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.9.5. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 4.9.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by Peng Zhou.

Vulnerability Overview

The Newsletters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract potentially sensitive information from log files.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Remediation

Update to version 4.9.6, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Newsletters 4.9.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32953 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/867f374c-633f-4384-aa2b-5bb8daa5b7a2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32953

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Newsletters

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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