CVE-2023-0733

Newsletter Popup <= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

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Published May 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Newsletter Popup WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Newsletter Popup

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:newsletter_popup_project:newsletter_popup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12761	The Newsletter Popup WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.510% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fed1e184-ff56-44fe-9876-d17c0156447a

History

Jan 10, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Newsletter Popup Project Newsletter Popup

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 10, 2025, 9:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: May 30, 2023, 7:49 AM
Updated: Jan 10, 2025, 9:07 PM
Reserved: Feb 7, 2023, 8:51 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 30, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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