CVE-2024-55998: Missing Authorization in Eric Sloan Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io)
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eric Sloan Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io) popup-surveys allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io): from n/a through <= 1.36.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in the Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress plugin arises from missing authorization checks, enabling attackers with at least low privileges to exploit incorrectly configured access control. The affected versions include all up to 1.36. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. No patch or official remediation guidance has been provided yet.
Potential Impact
An attacker with some level of privileges could exploit this missing authorization to perform actions that should be restricted, potentially leading to integrity and availability impacts on the affected WordPress site. There is no confidentiality impact reported. The vulnerability does not appear to be actively exploited in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, review and tighten access control configurations for the Popup Surveys & Polls plugin. Limit user privileges to the minimum necessary to reduce risk.
CVE-2024-55998: Missing Authorization in Eric Sloan Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io)
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eric Sloan Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io) popup-surveys allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress (Mare.io): from n/a through <= 1.36.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in the Popup Surveys & Polls for WordPress plugin arises from missing authorization checks, enabling attackers with at least low privileges to exploit incorrectly configured access control. The affected versions include all up to 1.36. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. No patch or official remediation guidance has been provided yet.
Potential Impact
An attacker with some level of privileges could exploit this missing authorization to perform actions that should be restricted, potentially leading to integrity and availability impacts on the affected WordPress site. There is no confidentiality impact reported. The vulnerability does not appear to be actively exploited in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, review and tighten access control configurations for the Popup Surveys & Polls plugin. Limit user privileges to the minimum necessary to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-14T19:42:01.725Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd75b5e6bfc5ba1df06f67
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:44:53 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 6:53:03 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 7:09:23 PM
Views: 20
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