Popup Builder plugin lets unauthenticated users trash popups
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 4.4.6 is affected. A maintenance routine runs on unauthenticated requests and does not check authorization before trashing popup content (CWE-862), so an unauthenticated attacker can move popups into the Trash and overwrite their stored preview data. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
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.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Popup Builder | before 4.4.6 | 4.4.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Popup Builder VendorUnknown Affected before 4.4.6 Fixed in 4.4.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Popup Builder to version 4.4.6, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Popup Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 4.4.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112230
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-7923-x8xg-r65v
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-112230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7923-x8xg-r65v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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