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CVE-2024-37474: WordPress Newspack Ads plugin <= 1.47.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Ads allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Newspack Ads: from n/a through 1.47.1.

Affected products

• Automattic Newspack Ads: before 1.47.2 — fixed in 1.47.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Automattic Newspack Ads 1.47.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newspack-ads/wordpress-newspack-ads-plugin-1-47-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newspack-ads/wordpress-newspack-ads-plugin-1-47-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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