Popup Builder < 4.2.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
The Popup Builder WordPress plugin before 4.2.3 does not prevent simple visitors from updating existing popups, and injecting raw JavaScript in them, which could lead to Stored XSS attacks.
- Published
- Jan 1, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.0% · 80th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
25
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| sygnoos | popup builder | cpe:2.3:a:sygnoos:popup_builder |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- sygnoos popup builderbefore 4.2.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Unknown Popup Builder
- before 4.2.3affected · semver
Same product
sygnoos: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-0479Popup Builder < 4.1.1 - SQL Injection to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting52Plan
- CVE-2020-9006The Popup Builder plugin 2.2.8 through 2.6.7.6 for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection (in the sgImportPopups function in sg_popup_ajax42Plan
- CVE-2019-14695A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Sygnoos Popup Builder plugin before 3.45 for WordPress.40Plan
- CVE-2021-25082Popup Builder < 4.0.7 - LFI to RCE37Monitor
- CVE-2023-6696Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups <= 4.3.1 - Missing Authorization and Nonce Exposure32Monitor
- CVE-2024-2541Popup Builder <= 4.3.6 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Imported Subscribers CSV File30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Popup Builder | 4.2.3 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2023-6000 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2024-10-14 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+287 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+1003 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Marc Montpasfinder
- WPScancoordinator
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-322698 days apartPopup Builder < 4.2.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting19Monitor
- CVE-2024-9428346 days apartPopup Builder < 4.3.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS19Monitor
- CVE-2022-1894539 days apartPopup Builder < 4.1.11 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting19Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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