Administrator script execution via unescaped newsletter data
Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025
Stored XSS in mndpsingh287 Newsletter Popup 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The unauthenticated save_newsletter AJAX action stores the nl_data parameter without sufficient sanitization or output escaping, and the Local Record view renders the injected markup. A newsletter configured to save submissions locally and an administrator who opens the stored record are required; the script runs with that administrator's browser privileges.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in mndpsingh287 Newsletter Popup 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The unauthenticated save_newsletter AJAX action stores the nl_data parameter without sufficient sanitization or output escaping, and the Local Record view renders the injected markup. A newsletter configured to save submissions locally and an administrator who opens the stored record are required; the script runs with that administrator's browser privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-3641
- Published
- May 16, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Vendor
- mndpsingh287
- Product
- Newsletter Popup
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2
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Public exploit references
- WPScan save_newsletter stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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