CVE-2025-15611

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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/089ea763-2421-4089-a220-251421f7f226/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:popup_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

30 Sep 2026, 22:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin de WordPress Popup Box anterior a la versión 5.5.0 no valida correctamente los nonces en la función add_or_edit_popupbox() antes de guardar los datos del popup, permitiendo a atacantes no autenticados realizar ataques de falsificación de petición en sitios cruzados. Cuando un administrador autenticado visita una página maliciosa, el atacante puede crear o modificar popups con JavaScript arbitrario que se ejecuta en el panel de administración y en el frontend.

Information

Published : 2026-04-07 07:16

Updated : 2026-10-07 09:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-15611

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15611

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15611

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ays-pro

popup_box

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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