CVE-2026-1720

HIGH

8.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published3/5/2026

Last Modified3/5/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optin/trunk/includes/utils/class-notice.php#L848(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3456826/(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee0c0e29-b117-4480-b5b7-995878af8c57?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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