Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-8628

Popup, Optin Form & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber – MailOptin <= 1.2.70.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Popup, Optin Form & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber – MailOptin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'post-meta' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.70.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-8628 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.. It affects Versions up to 1.2.70.3 and is fixed in 1.2.70.4.

Published
Sep 23, 2024
Last Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Slug
mailoptin
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 1.2.70.4, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-8628 is tracked for the Plugin MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 1.2.70.3. Update MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. to 1.2.70.4 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
1.2.70.4
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 1.2.70.3
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-8628
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
CVE CVE-2024-8628
Patched Versions
1.2.70.4
Affected Versions
Versions up to 1.2.70.3
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