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Modal Window vulnerabilities
Modal Window has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 20 Feb 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 6.3
- Last updated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 20 Feb 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-0897 | Medium 6.4 | Before 6.1.6 | Fixed in 6.1.6 | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2024-3472 | Medium 5.9 | Before 5.3.10 | Fixed in 5.3.10 | 2 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-2457 | Medium 6.4 | Before 5.3.9 | Fixed in 5.3.9 | 9 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-5161 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 5.3.5 | Fixed in a later version (latest 6.3) | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2021-25051 | High 8.8 | Before 5.2.2 | Fixed in 5.2.2 | 10 Jan 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-0897, 20 Feb 2025
- The Modal Window - create popup modal window plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'iframeBox' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-3472, 2 May 2024
- The Modal Window WordPress plugin before 5.3.10 does not have CSRF check in place when bulk deleting modals, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete them via a CSRF attack CVE record
- CVE-2024-2457, 9 Apr 2024
- The Modal Window - create popup modal window plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-5161, 27 Sep 2023
- The Modal Window plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 5.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2021-25051, 10 Jan 2022
- The Modal Window WordPress plugin before 5.2.2 within the wow-company admin menu page allows to include() arbitrary file with PHP extension (as well as with data:// or http:// protocols), thus leading to CSRF RCE. CVE record
What to do if you run Modal Window
If you run Modal Window, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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