# CVE-2026-85005: Popup Maker WP 1.2.2.1 - 1.4.5 - Subscriber+ Zero-Argument PHP Callable Invocation via Missing Authorization

> Low-privileged users can invoke PHP callables via missing authorization checks, causing information disclosure and denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f8rx-5x54-x687

## What is CVE-2026-85005?

CVE-2026-85005 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Popup Maker WP, 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 WP WordPress plugin through 1.4.5 does not perform authorization checks on several of its actions and exposes its management page to any logged-in user, allowing users with a low-privileged role such as Subscriber to store display-targeting values that are later invoked as zero-argument PHP callables on public page loads, leading to sensitive information disclosure and denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85005?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-85005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-85005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85005 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-85005 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Popup Maker WP, published on 2 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Popup Maker WP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85005/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85005
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85005
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85005

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85005/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.