CVE-2022-1104: Popup Maker < 1.16.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 56.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Popup Maker WordPress plugin before 1.16.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its Popup settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

danieliser Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder: before 1.16.5 — fixed in 1.16.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: danieliser Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 1.16.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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