4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-5874
WordPress Popup Box Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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)

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 4, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5874 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ays-pro popup_box
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-5874.

URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-5874 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5874 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:popup_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.6
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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)
    Added Reference WPScan https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe3e873-1259-43b9-a027-daa4dbd937f3 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-5874 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.00%

score

0.22559

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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