CVE-2022-45819 LOW

CVE-2022-45819: WordPress Popup Maker plugin <= 1.17.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Popup Maker

Product Popup Maker

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

3.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Popup Maker Popup Maker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Popup Maker: from n/a through 1.17.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Popup Maker through version 1.17.1 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain administrative functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can view sensitive information they should not have access to by interacting with the plugin. The vulnerability requires user interaction and has limited scope, affecting only information disclosure.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

View sensitive information restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access restricted data; review user roles and audit access logs.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level user account; victim interaction may be required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45819 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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