WordPress Popup <= 1.9.3.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WordPress Popup WordPress plugin through 1.9.3.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Popups – WordPress Popup | 1.9.3.8 – 1.9.3.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Popups – WordPress Popup VendorUnknown Affected 1.9.3.8 – 1.9.3.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg4h-m3jp-m2m9
- 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-2305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gg4h-m3jp-m2m9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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