CVE-2024-9061 (GCVE-0-2024-9061)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-16 07:31 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms and Marketing Lead Generation <= 1.3.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via wp_ajax_nopriv_shortcode_Api_Add
Summary
The The WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms and Marketing Lead Generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via the wp_ajax_nopriv_shortcode_Api_Add AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.5. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in version 1.3.5 with a nonce check, which effectively prevented access to the affected function. However, version 1.3.6 incorporates the correct authorization check to prevent unauthorized access.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-16 15:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| themehunk | WP Popup Builder – Popup Forms and Marketing Lead Generation |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.3.5
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| themehunk | wp_popup_builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.3.5
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:themehunk:wp_popup_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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