Popup Box < 3.7.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Popup box WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00451 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Popup box (Unknown): 3.7.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Popup box | before 3.7.9 | 3.7.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Popup box VendorUnknown Affected before 3.7.9 Fixed in 3.7.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Popup box (Unknown) Fixed in 3.7.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5343
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhh4-w7cp-9j2f
References
More Ays Pro Popup Box vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-14239 Popup Box AYS Pro < 5.5.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-08906 Popup Box < 4.7.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-05409 Popup box < 3.8.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Popup Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-04056 Popup box < 3.7.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2021-06749 Popup Like box - Page Plugin < 3.5.3 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-06747 Popup box < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-5343 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5343 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhh4-w7cp-9j2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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