Description
The Simple Popup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [popup] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.5 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.
Published: 2024-09-28
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49254 The Simple Popup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [popup] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.5 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.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000


Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000


Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00017}

epss

{'score': 0.00022}


Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Garrettgrimm
Garrettgrimm simple Popup Plugin
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:garrettgrimm:simple_popup_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Garrettgrimm
Garrettgrimm simple Popup Plugin

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Simple Popup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [popup] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.5 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.
Title Simple Popup Plugin <= 4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Garrettgrimm Simple Popup Plugin
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:41:26.980Z

Reserved: 2024-09-06T19:15:14.386Z

Link: CVE-2024-8547

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-30T15:25:59.453Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-28T02:15:10.150

Modified: 2026-06-17T08:22:49.990

Link: CVE-2024-8547

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