Medium severity · published Feb 12, 2024
CVE-2023-6591
Popup Box Pro < 20.9.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
4.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PB
Popup Box ·
20.8.7 before 20.9.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6591
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6591
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f296de1c-b70b-4829-aba7-4afa24f64c51/
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