Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Popup Box WordPress Plugin
CVE-2023-6591

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Popup Box
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 February 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Popup Box WordPress plugin before 20.9.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Affected Version(s)

Popup Box 20.8.7 < 20.9.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-6591 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f296de1c-b70b-4829-aba7-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

John Jefferson Li
WPScan
.