CVE-2026-24616
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Damian WP Popups wp-popups-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Popups: from n/a through <= 2.2.0.5.
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 confidenceMissing authorization in WP Popups Lite plugin (versions <= 2.2.0.5) allows unauthenticated or low-privilege attackers to access functionality that should require higher access control levels, likely due to missing capability checks or nonce validation on sensitive AJAX actions or admin 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm WP Popups Lite is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and locate 'WP Popups Lite' in the plugin list, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the wppopups-lite folderAffected if The plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Identify the installed versionIn WordPress Admin > Plugins, click on the plugin name to view details, or read the version from the plugin's main PHP file header in /wp-content/plugins/wppopups-lite/Affected if The installed version is 2.2.0.5 or lower
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Check plugin AJAX endpoint exposureExamine the plugin's AJAX handlers by reviewing PHP files in /wp-content/plugins/wppopups-lite/ for wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks. Look for sensitive actions (e.g., saving settings, creating/editing popups) registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_ or lacking current_user_can() capability checksAffected if Sensitive AJAX actions are registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_ or lack proper capability verification
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Verify unauthenticated access to admin functionsTest direct access to plugin admin pages or AJAX endpoints using a low-privilege or unauthenticated session. Check if actions like saving popups, modifying settings, or accessing sensitive data succeed without proper authenticationAffected if Unauthenticated or low-privilege users can access admin functionality that should require higher privileges
The site is affected if WP Popups Lite version 2.2.0.5 or lower is installed AND sensitive AJAX actions or admin functions are accessible without proper authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Popups Lite to the latest version; if no patch exists, disable the plugin until a fix is available, or implement server-side access restrictions to admin-ajax.php and plugin admin pages.
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- Review / QA3.0 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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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