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
References
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Athiwat Tiprasaharn (Jitlada)
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
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)