CVE-2025-14441 Popupkit <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Subscriber Data Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary subscriber records due to missing capability checks on the REST API endpoint.
- 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-2025-14441?
CVE-2025-14441 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in roxnor Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers, published on 6 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Popupkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary subscriber data deletion due to missing authorization on the DELETE `/subscribers` REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the `permission_callback` only validating wp_rest nonce without checking user capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary subscriber records.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14441?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14441 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-2025-14441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j698-78g5-98mv.