Description
The Popup Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘title’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Published: 2025-09-26
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting that allows an authenticated Contributor or higher to inject and execute arbitrary scripts on pages containing the popup
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Popup Maker plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw in the title parameter of its popup editor. Because the value is not properly sanitized or escaped, an authenticated user with Contributor or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts that are later executed by any visitor who opens a page containing the vulnerable popup. This flaw is classified as CWE‑79 and provides attackers with direct code execution in the context of the visited site, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or further attacks on other users.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have the Popup Maker plugin developed by danieliser installed in any release up to and including version 1.20.6. The vulnerability requires a user account with at least Contributor access; any authenticated Contributor can trigger it.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 reflects a moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a low probability of exploitation in the wild. The flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to log in with appropriate permissions, edit a popup title to include malicious script code, and then save the change. Once saved, the script runs whenever any user loads a page that displays the popup, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the victim's browser context.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 19:00 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Popup Maker version 1.20.7 or later to remove the stored XSS vulnerability.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, restrict Contributor and higher roles to the minimal set of permissions needed for their tasks and consider revoking the ability to edit popup titles through plugin settings or custom code hooks.
  • Implement an input filter or sanitization layer that strips potentially dangerous script content from the title field before saving.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 19:00 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-31215 The Popup Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘title’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
History

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Popup Maker
Popup Maker popup Maker Wp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Popup Maker
Popup Maker popup Maker Wp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Popup Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘title’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Title Popup Maker <= 1.20.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via title Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:04:25.526Z

Reserved: 2025-08-26T13:36:25.900Z

Link: CVE-2025-9490

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Updated: 2025-09-26T19:49:16.723Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-09-26T06:15:36.633

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-9490

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-21T19:00:36Z

Weaknesses