CVE-2024-8247: 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 scr

high Affects newsletters-lite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-09-06; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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 scr

Package: newsletters-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <4.9.9.3
Fixed in: 4.9.9.3
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.7th percentile)
Published: 2024-09-06
Source: nvd

References

CWE-269

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