WP Post Popup: Cross-site scripting
WP Post Popup 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
- WP Post Popup
- Plugin slug
wp-post-popup- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 20, 2023
This CVE was published Nov 20, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Post 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 WP Post Popup WordPress plugin through 3.7.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its inputs, 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)
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N