Popup Maker: Cross-site scripting
Popup Maker 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
- Popup Maker
- Plugin slug
popup-maker- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 21, 2022
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Nov 21, 2022 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Popup Maker 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 Popup Maker WordPress plugin before 1.16.11 does not sanitise and escape some of its Popup options, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, which could be used against admins
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N