Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5874Popup box < 3.8.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Popup Settings
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Popup box from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. 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 reportsCISA SSVC: poc
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/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description