WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-38070 Modified

Pop Up Pop Up: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Pop Up Pop Up is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Pop Up Pop Up
Plugin slug
pop-up-pop-up
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 09, 2022
Weakness
CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Sep 09, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Pop Up Pop Up 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

Privilege Escalation (subscriber+) vulnerability in Pop-up plugin <= 1.1.5 at WordPress.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources