CVE-2024-11195: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in nik00726 Email Subscription Popup
The Email Subscription Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's print_email_subscribe_form shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-11195 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the nik00726 Email Subscription Popup WordPress plugin. The flaw exists in the print_email_subscribe_form shortcode due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to and including 1.2.22. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher user to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using the vulnerable shortcode. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side attacks. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity loss of user data in the browser context, with no direct availability impact. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and scope change.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Email Subscription Popup plugin if possible. Monitor plugin updates from nik00726 for a security patch addressing this issue.
CVE-2024-11195: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in nik00726 Email Subscription Popup
Description
The Email Subscription Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's print_email_subscribe_form shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-11195 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the nik00726 Email Subscription Popup WordPress plugin. The flaw exists in the print_email_subscribe_form shortcode due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to and including 1.2.22. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher user to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using the vulnerable shortcode. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side attacks. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity loss of user data in the browser context, with no direct availability impact. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and scope change.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Email Subscription Popup plugin if possible. Monitor plugin updates from nik00726 for a security patch addressing this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-13T20:11:02.489Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e08b7ef31ef0b593f82
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:56:50 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 1:06:43 AM
Views: 13
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