Email Subscribers: Cross-site scripting
Email Subscribers is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Email Subscribers
- Plugin slug
email-subscribers- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 28, 2019
This CVE was published Jul 28, 2019 and is one of 20 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Email Subscribers to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
An XSS vulnerability in the "Email Subscribers & Newsletters" plugin 4.1.6 for WordPress allows an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code through a publicly available subscription form using the esfpx_name wp-admin/admin-ajax.php POST parameter.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N