PT-2024-39397 · WordPress · The Popup Builder

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-10-16 · Updated 2024-10-30 · CVE-2024-9061

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms and Marketing Lead Generation plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.3.5

Description The issue allows arbitrary shortcode execution via the wp ajax nopriv shortcode Api Add AJAX action. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Recommendations For versions up to 1.3.5, update to version 1.3.6, which incorporates the correct authorization check to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wp ajax nopriv shortcode Api Add AJAX action until a patch is available.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-9061

Affected Products

The Popup Builder

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9061 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3166506/wp-popup-builder · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9061 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/latest_high_impact_cve/1339 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/8024 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1846456645754241177 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0cac1dc0-87dc-43eb-9db1-638a91200b43?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1848242926612328701 · Twitter Post