CVE-2026-1165 Popup Box <= 6.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Popup Status Change
Unauthenticated attackers can change popup publish status via CSRF by tricking administrators, affecting Popup Box plugin users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1165?
CVE-2026-1165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ays-pro Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups, published on 31 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1165?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-1165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w99-mpmh-5r22.