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Popup Maker vulnerability: is your WooCommerce store affected?

Popup Maker has 4 serious security holes rated 7 or higher out of 10 that someone can use with no login or with only a customer account. The newest was published on 17 September 2026. Every one is fixed: update to 1.25.0 or newer.

Short answer: your store is affected if it runs Popup Maker older than 1.25.0. Update to 1.25.0 or newer, on a copy of the store first if you can.

In our check of 3,600 live UK and US WooCommerce stores (31 October 2026 to 1 November 2026), 18 were running a version of Popup Maker with a serious hole that already had a fix. How we checked.

The security holes

Newest first. Each one is published in a public security database and fixed in the version shown.

  1. Cross-site scripting

    Someone could plant a script that runs in your visitors' or your admins' browsers.

    Score 7.2 (high)no login neededAffected: older than 1.25.0Fixed in 1.25.0Published 17 September 2026CVE-2026-87915

    Advisory: The Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via values[Name] Parameter in all versions up to,...

  2. Cross-site scripting

    Someone could plant a script that runs in your visitors' or your admins' browsers.

    Score 7.1 (high)no login neededAffected: older than 1.24.0Fixed in 1.24.0Published 5 August 2026CVE-2026-28177

    Advisory: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Code Atlantic LLC Popup Maker popup-maker allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Popup Maker: from n/a through...

  3. Cross-site scripting

    Someone could plant a script that runs in your visitors' or your admins' browsers.

    Score 7.1 (high)no login neededAffected: older than 1.10.0Fixed in 1.10.0Published 19 July 2023c1fb5dd9342f13923ddf9b187876b8b3cb7dea4c

1 older hole, published before 1 January 2023

  1. Missing permission check

    An action that should need permission could be done without it.

    Score 9.1 (critical)no login neededAffected: older than 1.8.13Fixed in 1.8.13Published 14 October 2019CVE-2019-17574

    Advisory: An issue was discovered in the Popup Maker plugin before 1.8.13 for WordPress.

How to check your version

  1. Log in to WordPress and open Plugins > Installed Plugins.
  2. Find Popup Maker. The version number is under its name. If it is lower than 1.25.0, your store is affected.
  3. No login to hand? Open https://yourstore.com/wp-content/plugins/popup-maker/readme.txt in a browser, with your own address in place of yourstore.com, and read the Stable tag line. Some hosts block this file; then use step 1.

How to fix it

  1. Make a backup, or better, a staging copy of the store (most hosts have a one-click staging button).
  2. On the copy, update Popup Maker to 1.25.0 or newer: Dashboard > Updates, or Update now on the Plugins page.
  3. If no update shows, it may be a paid version whose licence has run out: download the new version from the seller's site and upload it.
  4. Place a test order on the copy: add to cart, check out, pay with a test method. Check the pages that use Popup Maker.
  5. If everything works, make the same update on the live store and place one more test order.
  6. If you no longer use Popup Maker, delete it instead of leaving it deactivated.

Not sure, or no time?

Get a free check of your store: we look at its public pages for plugins with known holes, and reply within one working day. Or we fix it for you: we update your store on a copy, place a test order, and only then change the live store, for a fixed £99 / $119.

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Questions

Which Popup Maker version fixes it?
Version 1.25.0 or newer fixes all 4 issues on this page.
How do I know if my store is affected?
Your store is affected if it runs Popup Maker older than 1.25.0. In WordPress, open Plugins and read the version under Popup Maker. Without logging in, open yourstore.com/wp-content/plugins/popup-maker/readme.txt and read the Stable tag line.
I don't use Popup Maker any more. Is a deactivated copy safe?
Deactivating it lowers the risk but leaves the old code on your server. If you don't use it, delete it; if you do, update it.
Can someone fix it for me?
Yes. We update the store on a copy first, place a test order, and only then make the same change on the live store, for a fixed price.

Vulnerability data: WPVulnerability (wpvulnerability.net, CC0), which links each entry to its CVE or advisory. Store numbers: Tadrik's own checks of public pages, aggregates only. Page updated 3 November 2026.