Privilege escalation in Fireplugins Firebox – Woocommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment
CVE-2026-76801
The FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.10 via the value function. This is due to a trivially bypassable regex blacklist in Executer::allowedToRun() that fails to block WordPress core functions such as wp_insert_user, update_option, and file_put_contents, combined with no sanitization of PHP condition rule values stored via the firebox_meta REST endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to execute code on the server. On sites upgraded from a version prior to 3.1.10, the Migrator::preserveCampaignRoleAccess() function automatically grants the edit_fireboxes and publish_fireboxes capabilities to the Author role, lowering the effective entry point to Author-level access.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (60.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9c1d8ec3-de01-4496-8d8b-b9604…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/firebox/tags/3.1.10/Inc/Framework/Inc/Base/C…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/firebox/tags/3.1.10/Inc/Framework/Inc/Base/E…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/firebox/tags/3.1.10/Inc/Core/FB/Meta.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/firebox/tags/3.1.10/Inc/Core/Migrator.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76801?
- CVE-2026-76801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fireplugins Firebox – Woocommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76801?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.