Medium severity · published Nov 16, 2024
CVE-2024-10861
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups <= 4.9.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited Options Update
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the deactivate_plugin_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the 'ays_pb_upgrade_plugin' option with arbitrary data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PB
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups · ays-pro
through 4.9.7 · source: vendor
PB
Popup Box · Ays-pro
through 4.9.7 · source: CISA
Affected product
PB
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups
ays-pro
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10861
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10861
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/4.9.2/admin/class-ays-pb-admin.php#L609
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188357/ays-popup-box/tags/4.9.8/admin/class-ays-pb-admin.php?old=3186262&old_path=ays-popup-box%2Ftags%2F4.9.7%2Fadmin%2Fclass-ays-pb-admin.php
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3717e03-9a18-48a1-97d3-1d41c7f93261?source=cve
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