CVE-2023-4808 WP Post Popup <= 3.7.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized inputs in WP Post Popup, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4808?
CVE-2023-4808 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Post Popup, published on 20 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4808?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Allurewebsolutions Wp Post Popup.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-4808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfcq-5rf4-6g68.