CVE-2026-100159

Published: Ott 16, 2026 Last Modified: Ott 16, 2026
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Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 4,8
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

AI Translation Available

The Popup Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in versions 6.4.1 to 6.4.2. This is due to the ays_popup_get_user_ip() function reading the client-controlled Client-IP / X-Forwarded-For / Forwarded / X-Forwarded / Forwarded-For request headers, sanitizing them only with sanitize_text_field() (which does not strip the bracket, quote, space, or '=' characters used by shortcode syntax), substituting the value into a popup body wherever the %%user_ip_address%% token appears (a raw str_replace with no escaping in Ays_Pb_Data::replace_message_variables()), and then passing the resulting body to do_shortcode() in Ays_Pb_Public::ays_autoembed() at output on the wp_footer hook. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary registered shortcodes with attacker-supplied attributes on the server whenever an administrator has added the %%user_ip_address%% token to a popup's Custom Content body, which can be leveraged to read arbitrary data or perform other actions exposed by shortcodes installed on the site.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0026
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 4 Days)

94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Integrity Confidentiality Availability Non-Repudiation
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Hide Activities
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Interpreted
Technologies: AI/ML
View CWE Details
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.4.2/includes/cl…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.4.2/public/clas…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.4.2/public/part…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.4.2/public/part…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.4.2/public/part…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-popup-box/tags/6.4.3/public/clas…
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/535c4796-d1aa-4cd1-92…