CVE-2022-3690: The Popup Maker WordPress plugin before 1.16.11 does not sanitise and escape some of its Popup options, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects popup-maker (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-11-21; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Popup Maker WordPress plugin before 1.16.11 does not sanitise and escape some of its Popup options, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Package: popup-maker (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.16.11
Fixed in: 1.16.11
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.4th percentile)
Published: 2022-11-21
Source: nvd

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