CVE-2024-2008
The Modal Popup Box – Popup Builder, Show Offers And News in Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 via deserialization of untrusted input in the awl_modal_popup_box_shortcode function.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Modal Popup Box – Popup Builder, Show Offers And News in Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 via deserialization of untrusted input in the awl_modal_popup_box_shortcode function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.89% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-popup-box/trunk/include/modal-popup-box-shortcode.php#L19
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3062572%40modal-popup-box&new=3062572%40modal-popup-box&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fca3d106-49df-49fc-a90d-e0cb26bd34b6?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-popup-box/trunk/include/modal-popup-box-shortcode.php#L19
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3062572%40modal-popup-box&new=3062572%40modal-popup-box&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fca3d106-49df-49fc-a90d-e0cb26bd34b6?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.