Is Modal Popup Box safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.1.3). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.6.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Modal Popup Box on the latest version (2.1.3) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Modal Popup Box are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): PHP object injection (1.6.1 and older, fixed in 1.6.2); PHP object injection (1.5.2 and older, fixed in 1.5.3). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Modal Popup Box?

2.1.3, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-08-20). It has 2,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Modal Popup Box is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update modal-popup-box). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · modal-popup-box · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Modal Popup Box safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.1.3
Last updated: 2026-08-20
Active installs: 2,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Modal Popup Box is a lightweight popup maker builder. Create beautiful popups to display offers, news, videos, forms, and more with smooth animations. — by A WP Life

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.1.3). Anything older than 1.6.2 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 modal-popup-box --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update modal-popup-box updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 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.

high 8.8 CVE-2025-68526 · published 2026-02-20

PHP object injection in Modal Popup Box (1.6.1 and older)

Affected: 1.6.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in A WP Life Modal Popup Box modal-popup-box allows Object Injection.This issue affects Modal Popup Box: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.

NVD CVE-2025-68526 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2024-2008 · published 2024-04-04

PHP object injection in Modal Popup Box (1.5.2 and older)

Affected: 1.5.2 and older
Fixed in: 1.5.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Modal Popup Box – Popup Builder, Show Offers And News in Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 via deserialization of untrusted input in the awl_modal_popup_box_shortcode function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

NVD CVE-2024-2008 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-08-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.1.3).
2026-02-20 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2025-68526), fixed in 1.6.2.
2024-04-04 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2024-2008), fixed in 1.5.3.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: PHP object injection (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/modal-popup-box (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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