CVE-2023-28661

Exp

The WP Popup Banners WordPress Plugin, version <= 1.2.5, is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'value' parameter in the get_popup_data action.

Published: 2023-03-22 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-28661 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.87%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-28661

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28661

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.73% 0.87% +0.14%
2 2026-04-05 1.01% 0.73% -0.28%
3 2026-03-29 — 1.01% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28661

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28661

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28661

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
accesspressthemes wp_popup_banners 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:wp_popup_banners:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28661

URL Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-2 Exploit Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence