CVE-2024-1698 (GCVE-0-2024-1698)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-27 05:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:28Title
NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor <= 2.8.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Summary
The NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'type' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-23 19:12 UTC
CWE
- CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpdevteam | NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.8.2
(semver)
|
|
| wpdeveloper | notificationx |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.8.2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:notificationx:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 05683c6f-068a-49f9-8ceb-d5951a96dca3
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-06-26
Asserted: 2025-06-26
Scope
Notes: The NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor plugin for WordPress is... | Affected: Wpdevteam / NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.77585 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | The NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor plugin for WordPress is... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2024-1698 |
| Vendor | Wpdevteam |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor |
| Added Date | 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.77585 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.9955 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2024-1698 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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