# CVE-2022-4124: Popup Manager <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Popup Deletion

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete popups due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Popup Manager WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 19 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v9p8-rxvf-6pf4

## What is CVE-2022-4124?

CVE-2022-4124 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Popup Manager, published on 19 Dec 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 Popup Manager WordPress plugin through 1.6.6 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when deleting popups, which could allow unauthenticated users to delete them

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Popup Manager Project Popup Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4124 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4124 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Popup Manager

- [CVE-2022-4125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4125/): Popup Manager <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4124 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Popup Manager, published on 19 Dec 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-2022-4124 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Popup Manager. 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-2022-4124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.