CVE-2024-55998 WordPress Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io) plugin <= 1.36 - Settings Change vulnerability
Attackers can modify plugin settings without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the Popup Surveys & Polls WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-55998?
CVE-2024-55998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Eric Sloan Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io), published on 16 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eric Sloan Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io) popup-surveys allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io): from n/a through <= 1.36.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55998?
How do I fix CVE-2024-55998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55998 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-2024-55998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qrr-fxgw-wwcx.