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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-32601

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin Popup Anything.This issue affects Popup Anything: from n/a through 2.8.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in the Popup Anything WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated users to access sensitive functionality without proper capability checks. The CVSS 5.3 indicates low complexity exploitation with no privileges required but limited scope of impact.

MitigationUpdate the Popup Anything plugin to the latest version which includes proper authorization checks, or implement WordPress capability checks and nonce verification on all admin-facing and sensitive functions.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify Popup Anything plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and locate 'Popup Anything' in the list of installed plugins. Note whether it is installed and activated.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and activated on the WordPress site.
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Popup Anything and view the version number displayed under the plugin name. Compare this to the latest patched version available from the WordPress repository.
    Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version containing the authorization fix.
  3. Confirm WordPress REST API exposure
    Test unauthenticated access to WordPress REST API endpoints related to the plugin by sending a request to /wp-json/popup-anything/ without authentication headers or cookies.
    Affected if The REST API endpoint returns successful data or allows actions without requiring authentication.
  4. Inspect plugin capabilities configuration
    Review the plugin code in wp-content/plugins/popup-anything/ for capability checks on admin-facing functions. Look for current_user_can() calls and nonce verification on sensitive AJAX actions.
    Affected if The plugin lacks proper current_user_can() checks or nonce validation on sensitive functions that handle popup data or settings.

A user is affected if the Popup Anything plugin is installed and activated, and sensitive functionality can be accessed or modified without authentication due to missing capability checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the Popup Anything plugin to the latest version which includes proper authorization checks, or implement WordPress capability checks and nonce verification on all admin-facing and sensitive functions.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version available in WordPress plugin repository (version >2.8)

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find 'Popup Anything' in the plugin list
  4. Click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or deactivate the vulnerable version and install the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository
  5. Verify the updated version is greater than 2.8
  6. Test that the popup functionality works as expected in a staging environment before deploying to production
Caveat Test thoroughly in staging before deploying to production, as with any plugin update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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