4.8

CVE-2023-5343: ays-pro popup_box Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumModified
Published 20-11-2023Last modified 09-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5343 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ays-pro popup_box. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Popup box WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ays-pro1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • ays-popup-box≤ 3.7.8 (fixed in 3.7.9)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links