9.9

CVE-2024-37424: automattic newspack blocks

CVSS: 9.9v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 09-07-2024Last modified 28-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-37424 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) vulnerability in automattic newspack blocks. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.9% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.0.9.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Blocks allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Newspack Blocks: from n/a through 3.0.8.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.57% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Automattic1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • newspack-blocks≤ 3.0.8 (fixed in 3.0.9)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links