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CVE-2026-1720

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 5, 2026
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation Plugin · optin
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 1.4.24
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • wpxpo WowOptin: Next-Gen Popup Maker – Create Stunning Popups and Optins for Lead Generation — Up to and including 1.4.24

References