Plugins · ays-facebook-popup-likebox · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Popup Like box safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.7.8
- Last updated
- 2026-02-18
- Active installs
- 100+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.9.11
With the help of this amazing plugin you can promote your Facebook page and add number of Likes , which is very important today. — by Ays Pro
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.7.8). Anything older than 3.7.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get ays-facebook-popup-likebox --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update ays-facebook-popup-likebox updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-32428 · published 2026-03-13
Missing authorization check in Popup Like box (3.7.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.7.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.7.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ays Pro Popup Like box ays-facebook-popup-likebox allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Popup Like box: from n/a through <= 3.7.7.
medium 5.9 CVE-2024-31387 · published 2024-04-11
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Popup Like box (3.7.2 and older)
- Affected
- 3.7.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.7.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Popup LikeBox Team Popup Like box allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Popup Like box: from n/a through 3.7.2.
medium 6.1 CVE-2022-0641 · published 2022-03-28
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Popup Like box (older than 3.6.1)
- Affected
- older than 3.6.1
- Fixed in
- 3.6.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Popup Like box WordPress plugin before 3.6.1 does not sanitize and escape the ays_fb_tab parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
high 8.8 CVE-2021-24460 · published 2021-08-02
SQL injection in Popup Like box (older than 3.5.3)
- Affected
- older than 3.5.3
- Fixed in
- 3.5.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The get_fb_likeboxes() function in the Popup Like box – Page Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard
Recent activity
- 2026-02-18 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.7.8).
- 2026-03-13 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-32428), fixed in 3.7.8.
- 2024-04-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-31387), fixed in 3.7.3.
- 2022-03-28 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2022-0641), fixed in 3.6.1.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Ays Pro (13 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Missing authorization (1) · SQL injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/ays-facebook-popup-likebox (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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