Plugins · popup-box · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Popup Box safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.2.15
- Last updated
- 2026-08-25
- Active installs
- 6,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Popup Box lets you create responsive, customizable WordPress popups with live preview, flexible triggers, and smart targeting to boost engagement and … — by Wow-Company
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.2.15). Anything older than 3.2.13 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 popup-box --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update popup-box updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 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 6.4 CVE-2025-12122 · published 2026-02-18
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Popup Box (3.2.12 and older)
- Affected
- 3.2.12 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.2.13 *
- 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 Popup Box – Easily Create WordPress Popups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'iframeBox' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-24711 · published 2025-01-24
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Popup Box (3.2.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.2.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.2.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; 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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Popup Box popup-box allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Popup Box: from n/a through <= 3.2.4.
high 7.2 CVE-2022-29445 · published 2022-05-18
File inclusion in Popup Box (2.1.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.1.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Authenticated (administrator or higher role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Popup Box plugin <= 2.1.2 at WordPress.
Recent activity
- 2026-08-25 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.2.15).
- 2026-02-18 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-12122), fixed in 3.2.13.
- 2025-01-24 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-24711), fixed in 3.2.5.
- 2022-05-18 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2022-29445), fixed in 2.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Wow-Company (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1) · File inclusion (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/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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