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CVE-2023-5809 — Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups [ays-popup-box] < 3.8.6

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2023-5809 Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups [ays-popup-box] < 3.8.6 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 3.8.6 3.8.6 2023-11-13 —

CVE-2023-5809

The Popup Box plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in its admin settings affecting versions before 3.8.6, caused by inadequate sanitization of inputs and insufficient escaping of outputs. Administrators with elevated privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute when users view affected pages, though this vulnerability only impacts multi-site WordPress installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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