Popup Builder <= 4.0.6 - Local File Inclusion and PHAR Deserialization

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2021-25082
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published January 24, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ZhongFu Su
Description

The Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not validate and sanitise the sgpb_type parameter before using it in a require statement, leading to a Local File Inclusion issue. Furthermore, since the beginning of the string can be controlled, the issue can lead to RCE vulnerability via wrappers such as PHAR

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug popup-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.0.7
Patched Version
  • 4.0.7
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