CVE-2024-10861 Missing authorization in Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups
Unauthenticated attackers can modify specific plugin options due to missing capability checks in the Popup Box WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10861?
CVE-2024-10861 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups, published on 16 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the deactivate_plugin_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the 'ays_pb_upgrade_plugin' option with arbitrary data.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10861?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-10861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fc6-x85v-hj7r.