Jetpack < 9.8 - Carousel Module Non-Published Page/Post Attachment Comment Leak

published 2021-06-21 5 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2022-2601 , GHSA-5hr6-r8h6-wh22

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Jetpack Carousel module of the JetPack WordPress plugin before 9.8 allows users to create a "carousel" type image gallery and allows users to comment on the images. A security vulnerability was found within the Jetpack Carousel module by nguyenhg_vcs that allowed the comments of non-published page/posts to be leaked.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

packagist automattic/jetpack 9.8
automattic jetpack 9.8

Exploit prediction

1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08a8a51c-49d3-4bce-b7e0-e365af1d8f33 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	automattic/jetpack	<9.8	9.8

Affected products

Automattic Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

Classification

Weakness

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/08a8a51c-49d3-4bce-b7e0-e365af1d8f33
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
jetpack.com /2021/06/01/jetpack-9-8-engage-your-audience-with-wordpress-stories/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24374
advisory
github.com /Automattic/jetpack-production
package
jetpack.com /2021/06/01/jetpack-9-8-engage-your-audience-with-wordpress-stories
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary