PT-2024-16598 · WordPress · The Popup Box – Create Countdown

Trương Hữu Phúc · Published 2024-11-15 · Updated 2024-11-18 · CVE-2024-10861

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.9.7

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the deactivate plugin option() function, which allows unauthorized modification of data. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the ays pb upgrade plugin option with arbitrary data.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.9.7, consider disabling the deactivate plugin option() function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the ays pb upgrade plugin option to minimize the risk of exploitation. Update to a version later than 4.9.7 when available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-10861

Affected Products

The Popup Box – Create Countdown

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10861 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/4.9.2/admin/class-ays-pb-admin.php#L609 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1857747990514966642 · Twitter Post
• 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 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1857613642956681711 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11204 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3717e03-9a18-48a1-97d3-1d41c7f93261?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/101901 · Telegram Post