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Popup Builder CVE-2026-112230

| EUVDEUVD-2026-108597 LOW
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-23 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-7923-x8xg-r65v
3.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Send unauthenticated request to plugin endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Reach maintenance routine lacking authorization check
  3. Impact
    Popups moved to Trash and preview data overwritten

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the target to run Popup Builder before version 4.4.6, where a maintenance routine that trashes popup content is reachable via unauthenticated requests and performs no authorization check (CWE-862). It is network-reachable with no authentication and no user interaction (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N), but the high attack complexity (AC:H) indicates the trash routine's trigger conditions are not fully under the attacker's control, limiting reliable exploitation. Impact is confined to moving affected popups into the Trash and overwriting their stored preview data (integrity-only); there is no confidentiality or availability impact and no code execution. Updating to 4.4.6 removes the issue.

Impact

All decision signals point to this being a low-priority issue rather than an urgent one. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.7 (Low) with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N: although it is network-reachable and unauthenticated (PR:N), the high attack complexity (AC:H) and integrity-only, low impact (C:N/I:L/A:N) cap its severity. The vuln.today Decision label is 'monitor', and the CISA SSVC framework records Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial - a mutually consistent set of low-urgency indicators. No EPSS exploitation-probability score was provided in the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified here; this is a data gap, not evidence of either high or low likelihood. The CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and the input provides no PoC or exploit-code reference (only a WPScan advisory and the NVD detail page). There is no conflict among the available signals: low CVSS, SSVC exploitation=none, and 'monitor' all agree this is a genuinely low-real-risk, authorization-missing defect whose only outcome is moving popups to Trash and overwriting preview data, not code execution or data disclosure.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends an unauthenticated HTTP request to the WordPress site that reaches the Popup Builder maintenance routine, which trashes popup content without checking authorization. Because the affected integrity impact is limited to moving popups into the Trash and overwriting their stored preview data, the result is nuisance-level content disruption rather than site compromise. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the high attack complexity (AC:H) indicates the trigger is not fully attacker-controlled.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 23, 2026

Sites running the Popup Builder WordPress plugin before version 4.4.6 expose a maintenance routine that trashes popup content and is reachable through unauthenticated requests, with no authorization check guarding it (CWE-862). Remote attackers can therefore move affected popups into the Trash and overwrite their stored preview data, an integrity-only impact with no confidentiality or availability loss and no code execution. Exploitation is rated high complexity because the trash routine's trigger conditions are not fully under the attacker's control, no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC records no known exploitation with automatable set to no, so the current decision signal is to monitor rather than act urgently.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Popup Builder 4.4.6. Updating the plugin to 4.4.6 or later is the complete fix for this issue, since the release closes the missing authorization check in the maintenance routine that trashes popup content; no separate workaround is documented in the available advisory material. Site administrators should verify the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin plugin list or via WP-CLI and push 4.4.6 through their normal update process, then re-check any popups found in the Trash and restore those that were moved or had their preview data overwritten. Because the current decision signal is monitor, with SSVC showing no known exploitation, automatable set to no, and a CVSS base score of 3.7, remediation can follow the standard plugin maintenance cycle rather than an emergency change; the advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b5af802e-3667-41da-b543-b5e1bd7ba7ee/ should be consulted for the vendor's wording.

Affected VersionsENISA

Popup Builder 0 <4.4.6

Affected Packages

euvd popup_builder fix: 4.4.6

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The issue sits in Popup Builder, a WordPress plugin that manages popup content as a custom post type, where preview data is stored alongside the popup record. The root cause is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in a maintenance routine responsible for moving popup content to the Trash; because that routine is reachable on unauthenticated requests, the plugin fails to verify that the caller has the capability normally required to delete or modify popup posts. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N records a network-reachable, unauthenticated, no-interaction attack path, but the high attack complexity reflects that the routine's trigger conditions are not fully attacker-controlled, which limits reliable exploitation rather than describing any specific race or memory condition. Impact is scoped as partial technical impact and integrity-only: popups can be trashed and their stored preview data overwritten. The related weakness class is authorization bypass, reflected in the vendor tagging of the report as an authentication bypass.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 3.7 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.7 LOW

Unauthenticated network request (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) but the maintenance-routine trigger is not fully attacker-controlled (AC:H); only trashing/preview overwrite gives I:L with C:N and A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Oct 23, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 23, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
LOW 3.7
CVE Published
Oct 23, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 4.4.6 does not perform authorization checks before trashing popup content in a maintenance routine that runs on unauthenticated requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to move affected popups into the Trash and overwrite their stored preview data.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress popup plugin, common but not on every site
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

18
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +18
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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