CVE-2024-8247: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in contrid Newsletters
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-8247 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the contrid Newsletters WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 4.9.9.2. The plugin fails to restrict which user meta fields can be updated through screen options, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level or higher privileges to escalate to administrator privileges. Exploitation depends on an administrator granting access to the Sent & Draft Emails page to lower-privileged users. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-269 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with subscriber-level or higher access to escalate privileges to administrator level. This can lead to full control over the WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, install plugins, and change site configurations. The vulnerability requires prior access granted by an administrator to specific plugin pages, limiting the attack surface somewhat but still posing a significant risk if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid granting access to the Sent & Draft Emails page of the Newsletters plugin to users with subscriber-level or other low privileges. Restricting user permissions to only trusted roles can reduce the risk of exploitation.
CVE-2024-8247: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in contrid Newsletters
Description
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-8247 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the contrid Newsletters WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 4.9.9.2. The plugin fails to restrict which user meta fields can be updated through screen options, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level or higher privileges to escalate to administrator privileges. Exploitation depends on an administrator granting access to the Sent & Draft Emails page to lower-privileged users. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-269 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with subscriber-level or higher access to escalate privileges to administrator level. This can lead to full control over the WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, install plugins, and change site configurations. The vulnerability requires prior access granted by an administrator to specific plugin pages, limiting the attack surface somewhat but still posing a significant risk if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid granting access to the Sent & Draft Emails page of the Newsletters plugin to users with subscriber-level or other low privileges. Restricting user permissions to only trusted roles can reduce the risk of exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-27T22:39:07.593Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c24b7ef31ef0b56066e
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:48 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:26:37 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 2:44:05 PM
Views: 15
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