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CVE-2024-3897: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Popup Box – Best WordPress Popup Plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-3897) due to a missing capability check in versions up to and including 4.3.6. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 2, 2024, affecting the plugin's AJAX action 'ays_pb_create_author' functionality (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on the ays_pb_create_author AJAX action in the plugin. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating network accessibility with low attack complexity and no requirements for privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate all email addresses registered on the affected WordPress website, potentially exposing sensitive user information (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers remotely without requiring any special privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Website administrators should update the Popup Box plugin to version 4.3.7 or later, which contains the security fix (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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