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CVE-2026-1165

Popup Box <= 6.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Popup Status Change

Published: Jan 31, 2026Updated: Feb 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

The Popup Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.1. This is due to a flawed nonce implementation in the 'publish_unpublish_popupbox' function that verifies a self-created nonce rather than one submitted in the request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the publish status of popups via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popupsays-pro
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
ays-procommercialWeb & CMS Plugins

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/585a9eb4-f394-4cb2-9050-659171a994d9?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.1.0/admin/partials/ays-pb-admin-display.php#L22
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.1.0/includes/lists/class-ays-pb-list-table.php#L701
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Timeline

Published
Jan 31, 2026
Last Updated
Feb 3, 2026

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