CVE-2019-17574

Name: CVE-2019-17574
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-10-14T14:15:10.197+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 9.23%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-17574 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Popup Maker plugin before 1.8.13 for WordPress. An unauthenticated attacker can partially control the arguments of the do_action function to invoke certain popmake_ or pum_ methods, as demonstrated by controlling content and delivery of popmake-system-info.txt (aka the "support debug text file").. EPSS estimates a 9.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Popup Maker plugin before 1.8.13 for WordPress. An unauthenticated attacker can partially control the arguments of the do_action function to invoke certain popmake_ or pum_ methods, as demonstrated by controlling content and delivery of popmake-system-info.txt (aka the "support debug text file").

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.1/10

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

EPSS Probability

9.23%

94.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-639

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Code-Atlantic	Popup Maker	< 1.8.13

References

http://blog.redyops.com/wordpress-plugin-popup-maker/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/PopupMaker/Popup-Maker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9907Third Party Advisory
http://blog.redyops.com/wordpress-plugin-popup-maker/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/PopupMaker/Popup-Maker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9907Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 14, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-17574?

How severe is CVE-2019-17574?

CVE-2019-17574 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 9.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17574?

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Source: NVD / NIST