CVE-2026-85004 Popup Maker WP <= 1.4.5 - Subscriber+ Missing Authorization via sgpm_connect
Authenticated subscribers can modify site-wide Popup Maker configuration due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized changes to service account settings.
- 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-2026-85004?
CVE-2026-85004 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Popup Maker, published on 2 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Popup Maker WordPress plugin through 1.4.5 does not perform a capability check on one of its account-connection actions, only verifying a nonce, allowing authenticated users with minimal privileges such as Subscribers to overwrite a site-wide Popup Maker WordPress plugin through 1.4.5 option (the linked service account and API configuration) that should only be modifiable by administrators.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85004?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85004 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-2026-85004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5pm-cq7v-xmjw.