CVE-2024-3897

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3073593/ays-popup-box/tags/4.3.7/admin/class-ays-pb-admin.php?old=3072088&old_path=ays-popup-box%2Ftags%2F4.3.6%2Fadmin%2Fclass-ays-pb-admin.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e71e3624-ccda-4c9c-90e9-e557dd19b644?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3073593/ays-popup-box/tags/4.3.7/admin/class-ays-pb-admin.php?old=3072088&old_path=ays-popup-box%2Ftags%2F4.3.6%2Fadmin%2Fclass-ays-pb-admin.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e71e3624-ccda-4c9c-90e9-e557dd19b644?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-02 17:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 07:45

NVD link : CVE-2024-3897

Mitre link : CVE-2024-3897

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-3897

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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