CVE-2024-3897 Popup Box – Best WordPress Popup Plugin <= 4.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate all registered user emails due to a missing capability check 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-2024-3897?
CVE-2024-3897 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Popup Box – Best WordPress Popup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ays_pb_create_author AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate all emails registered on the website.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3897?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3897 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-2024-3897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xgx-x66j-ggxc.