Reported vulnerability

Popup Box Business (7.0.0 - 7.9.0) and Developer (20.0.0 - 20.9.0) - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published 22 Jan 2024

Updated 6 Aug 2024

CVE-2023-6591

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Popup Box (Business) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups

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Wordfence advisory

medium · CVSS 6.6

The Popup Box Business and Developer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions 20.0.0 to 20.9.0 (Developer) and versions 7.0.0 to 7.9.0 (Business) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. Please note this affects the premium version of the plugin despite the shared slug.

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Popup Box (Developer) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups

Software
plugin · ays-popup-box
Affected versions
From 20.0.0, before 20.9.0
Fix availability
Fix available
Fixed versions
20.9.0

Recommended action

Update to version 20.9.0, or a newer patched version

Popup Box (Business) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups

Software
plugin · ays-popup-box
Affected versions
From 7.0.0, before 7.9.0
Fix availability
Fix available
Fixed versions
7.9.0

Recommended action

Update to version 7.9.0, or a newer patched version

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Source: Wordfence

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Questions about this vulnerability

Which versions of Popup Box (Business) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: From 20.0.0, before 20.9.0. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report. Wordfence lists these affected versions: From 7.0.0, before 7.9.0. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Is a fix available for Popup Box (Business) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups?

Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Popup Box (Developer) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups. It lists these fixed versions: 20.9.0. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site. Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Popup Box (Business) – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups. It lists these fixed versions: 7.9.0. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.

Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?

An affected version means the installed release matches a vulnerability described in this report. It does not show whether anyone has exploited it on your website. The checker compares version numbers with stored reports; it does not inspect your website.

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