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CVE-2026-8848

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.64% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-09 · Last synced 2026-08-08

CyberRota Analysis

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The Popup Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass, allowing authenticated users with editor-level access or higher to install and activate arbitrary plugins from malicious URLs, potentially leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.22.0 and requires a valid Popup Maker Pro license to exploit. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize immediate updates to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2026-8848
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.64%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to install and activate an arbitrary plugin from an attacker-controlled URL, leading to remote code execution. Exploitation requires that a valid Popup Maker Pro license is active on the target site and that Popup Maker Pro is not yet installed, as these conditions are necessary for the legacy v1/connect/info endpoint to issue the bearer token used to satisfy the install endpoint's only non-spoofable validation check.