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Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress vulnerabilities
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 25 May 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 1m+
- Latest version
- 2.17.1
- Last updated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 25 May 2024
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-2024-4045 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.16.2 | Fixed in 2.16.2 | 25 May 2024 |
| Security weakness CVE-2023-0772 | Medium 6.5 | Before 2.12.2 | Fixed in 2.12.2 | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2021-39341 | High 8.2 | Up to 2.6.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.17.1) | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-39325 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 2.6.0 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.17.1) | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Broken access control CVE-2016-10996 | Medium 5.3 | Before 1.1.4.6 | Fixed in 1.1.4.6 | 20 Sep 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-4045, 25 May 2024
- The Popup Builder by OptinMonster - WordPress Popups for Optins, Email Newsletters and Lead Generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘campaign_id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.16.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0772, 13 Mar 2023
- The Popup Builder by OptinMonster WordPress plugin before 2.12.2 does not ensure that the campaign to be loaded via some shortcodes is actually a campaign, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to retrieve the content of arbitrary posts, like draft, private or even password protected ones. CVE record
- CVE-2021-39341, 1 Nov 2021
- The OptinMonster WordPress plugin is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure and unauthorized setting updates due to insufficient authorization validation via the logged_in_or_has_api_key function in the ~/OMAPI/RestApi.php file that can used to exploit inject malicious web scripts on sites with the plugin installed. This affects versions up to, and including, 2.6.4. CVE record
- CVE-2021-39325, 20 Sep 2021
- The OptinMonster WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation in the load_previews function found in the ~/OMAPI/Output.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 2.6.0. CVE record
- CVE-2016-10996, 20 Sep 2019
- The optinmonster plugin before 1.1.4.6 for WordPress has incorrect access control for shortcodes because of a nonce leak. CVE record
What to do if you run Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress
If you run Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress, 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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