CVE-2023-24001 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-24001: WordPress Modal Dialog Plugin <= 3.5.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Yannick Lefebvre

Product Modal Dialog

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 6, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yannick Lefebvre Modal Dialog plugin <= 3.5.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Modal Dialog versions 3.5.9 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in how they handle user input within dialog content. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browser of other users who view the affected dialog. The vulnerability requires the victim to interact with a specially crafted dialog, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers when they view a dialog.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with high privileges could inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must view the malicious dialog.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 6, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24001 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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