CVE-2022-1776: The Popups, Welcome Bar, Optins and Lead Generation Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 does not sanitize and escape some campaign parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as contributo

medium Affects popups\,-welcome-bar\,-optins-and-lead-generation-plugin (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Popups, Welcome Bar, Optins and Lead Generation Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 does not sanitize and escape some campaign parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as contributo

Package
popups\,-welcome-bar\,-optins-and-lead-generation-plugin (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.1.8
Fixed in
2.1.8
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.3th percentile)
Published
2022-06-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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