Description
The Popup Box WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 does not properly validate nonces in the add_or_edit_popupbox() function before saving popup data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. When an authenticated admin visits a malicious page, the attacker can create or modify popups with arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the admin panel and frontend.
Published: 2026-04-07
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Popup Box
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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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Description The Popup Box WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 does not properly validate nonces in the add_or_edit_popupbox() function before saving popup data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. When an authenticated admin visits a malicious page, the attacker can create or modify popups with arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the admin panel and frontend.
Title Popup Box AYS Pro < 5.5.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via CSRF
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-07T16:25:37.703Z

Reserved: 2026-03-16T18:36:17.868Z

Link: CVE-2025-15611

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T16:25:29.560Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-07T07:16:23.443

Modified: 2026-04-07T17:16:26.100

Link: CVE-2025-15611

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T09:36:22Z

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