CVE-2023-44228 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-44228: WordPress Onclick Show Popup Plugin <= 8.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gopi Ramasamy

Product Onclick show popup

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 2, 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 Gopi Ramasamy Onclick show popup plugin <= 8.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Onclick show popup version 8.1 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected component. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they interact with the popup.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A malicious admin could steal session tokens, modify site content, or redirect users to phishing pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must click or interact with a crafted popup.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44228 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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