# CVE-2022-2404: WP Popup Builder < 1.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized parameters in the WP Popup Builder plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2hx-526f-q8h2

## What is CVE-2022-2404?

CVE-2022-2404 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms , Marketing PoPuP &  Newsletter, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WP Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2404?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themehunk Wp Popup Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2404 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2404 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms , Marketing PoPuP &  Newsletter

- [CVE-2024-9061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9061/): Code injection in WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms and Marketing Lead Generation (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-62902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62902/): WordPress WP Popup Builder plugin <= 1.3.8 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-2405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2405/): WP Popup Builder < 1.3.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Popup Deletion (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2404 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms , Marketing PoPuP &  Newsletter, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2404 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms , Marketing PoPuP &  Newsletter. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2404

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.