Modal Popup Box Plugin Vulnerable to PHP Object Injection
CVE-2024-2008

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Modal Popup Box – Popup Builder, Show Offers And News In Popup
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 April 2024

What is CVE-2024-2008?

The Modal Popup Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection due to improper handling of untrusted input in its awl_modal_popup_box_shortcode function. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject PHP objects. If an exploited system contains a suitable POP chain, which could be set up through an additional plugin or theme, the attacker may gain the ability to delete files, access sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code.

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Affected Version(s)

Modal Popup Box – Popup Builder, Show Offers And News in Popup * <= 1.5.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-popup-bo...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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