CVE-2022-38070 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-38070: WordPress Pop-up plugin <= 1.1.5 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Pop-Ups

Product Pop-up (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-264

Published September 9, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege Escalation (subscriber+) vulnerability in Pop-up plugin <= 1.1.5 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Pop-ups WordPress plugin version 1.1.5 and earlier contains a flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to modify site content and disrupt service. An attacker with a basic user account can alter pop-up settings or data, affecting site functionality and user experience. Update to a version newer than 1.1.5 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify pop-up content and settings, or disrupt pop-up functionality on the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to pop-ups could deface messaging, break user workflows, or cause service interruptions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., Contributor or Author role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38070 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html AskarLabs — CWE-264 write-up Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-38070

CWE CWE-264

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions