The Popup box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ays_pb_tab' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVE-2023-27414 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups. It affects Versions up to 3.4.4 and is fixed in 3.4.5.
CVE-2023-27414 is tracked for the Plugin Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 3.4.4. Update Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups to 3.4.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
ays-popup-box
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-27414 |
| Patched Versions |
3.4.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.4.4
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Popup box < 2.3.4 - Authenticated SQL Injection
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups < 5.5.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Popup Box Business (7.0.0 - 7.9.0) and Developer (20.0.0 - 20.9.0) - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Popup box <= 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups <= 4.9.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited Options Update
Popup Box – Best WordPress Popup Plugin <= 4.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Information Exposure
Popup Box <= 4.7.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Popup Box <= 3.8.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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