WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Popupkit < 2.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Subscriber Data Deletion

Description

The Popupkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary subscriber data deletion due to missing authorization on the DELETE `/subscribers` REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the `permission_callback` only validating wp_rest nonce without checking user capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary subscriber records.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.2.1

References

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Athiwat Tiprasaharn (Jitlada)
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-01-05 (about 4 months ago)
Added
2026-01-05 (about 4 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-03-27 (about 1 month ago)

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