Newsletter Popup: Cross-site scripting
Newsletter Popup is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Newsletter Popup
- Plugin slug
newsletter-popup- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 30, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published May 30, 2023 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Newsletter Popup 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
The Newsletter Popup WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N