WordPress Pop-up plugin <= 1.1.5 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Privilege Escalation (subscriber+) vulnerability in Pop-up plugin <= 1.1.5 at WordPress.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01002 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop-ups | Pop-up (WordPress plugin) | <= 1.1.5 – 1.1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pop-up (WordPress plugin) VendorPop-ups Affected <= 1.1.5 – 1.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38070
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8mj-33h3-x93p
References
More Mypopups Pop-up vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00909 Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-03692 Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery on handle_installation function CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-38070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8mj-33h3-x93p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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