TI-2024-02283 Aliases CVE-2024-2457 GHSA-hj8p-jr2c-9cmj

Cross-site scripting in Wow-Company Modal Window – create popup modal window

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Modal Window – create popup modal window plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
Wow-Company	Modal Window – create popup modal window	up to 5.3.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

Modal Window – create popup modal window VendorWow-Company Affected up to 5.3.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:modal_window::::::wordpress::*	before 5.3.9	Vulnerable	Wow-Company

cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:modal_window:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.3.9 Vulnerable ·Wow-Company

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2457
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj8p-jr2c-9cmj

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3054106/modal-window/tags/5.3.9/public/shortcode_icon.php?old=2988336&old_path=modal-window/tags/5.3.8/public/shortcode_icon.php

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/745709f4-bb9c-41c4-ab60-d9fc18e406a8?source=cve

TI-2021-07329 Modal Window < 5.2.2 - RFI leading to RCE via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-18434 WordPress Modal Window Plugin <= 6.1.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Settings Change vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-04749 Modal Window <= 5.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2025-00760 Modal Window <= 6.1.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via iframeBox Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-28998 WordPress Modal Window – create popup modal window plugin <= 6.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-03237 Modal Window < 5.3.10 - Modal Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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