WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation: A security weakness
WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation
- Plugin slug
optin- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 05, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Mar 05, 2026 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_and_active_plugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H