Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5809Popup box < 3.8.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Categories
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Popup box from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 60.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Popup box WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its 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 (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f1eb05e8-1b7c-45b1-912d-f668bd68e265 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description