4.3

CVE-2026-1165: ays-pro popup box – create countdown, coupon, video, contact form popups Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 31-01-2026Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-1165 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ays-pro popup box – create countdown, coupon, video, contact form popups. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 6.1.2.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.18% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ays-pro1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • ays-popup-box≤ 6.1.1 (fixed in 6.1.2)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links