CVE-2026-1720

HIGH EPSS 19.4%

Published Mar 5, 20263mo ago · Modified Apr 22, 20262mo ago

8.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Mar 5, 2026 3mo ago

Last Modified Apr 22, 2026 2mo ago

Description

The WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_and_active_plugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.8

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

19.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 3

plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optin/trunk/includes/utils/class-notice.php#L848
plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3456826/
wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee0c0e29-b117-4480-b5b7-995878af8c57?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.