# CVE-2022-2405: WP Popup Builder < 1.3.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Popup Deletion

> Authenticated users can delete arbitrary popups due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in an AJAX action.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wmh8-mcwp-x84h

## What is CVE-2022-2405?

CVE-2022-2405 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms , Marketing PoPuP &  Newsletter, published on 26 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not have authorisation and CSRF check in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers to delete arbitrary Popup

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2405?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themehunk Wp Popup Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2405?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2405 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2405 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2405 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-2022-2404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2404/): WP Popup Builder < 1.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2405 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2405 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms , Marketing PoPuP &  Newsletter, published on 26 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2405 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-2022-2405/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2405/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2405
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2405
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2405

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2405/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.