Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Danish Ali Malik Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin wpoptin allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin: from n/a through <= 2.0.8.
Published: 2025-03-03
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A reflected cross‑site scripting vulnerability exists in the WordPress plugin Danish Ali Malik Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin. Unsanitized input from a web request is output in an HTML page, allowing an attacker to inject malicious script that runs in the victim’s browser. The impact includes the potential for session hijacking, theft of user credentials, defacement and other client‑side attacks that can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site and its visitors.

Affected Systems

All WordPress installations that use the Danish Ali Malik Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin plugin with a version of 2.0.8 or earlier are impacted. The vulnerability applies to any site that has this plugin installed, regardless of the WordPress version.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 categorizes the flaw as high severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low likelihood of exploitation in the wild, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is an attacker crafting a malicious URL or input that is subsequently viewed by a user, making user interaction necessary. Based on the description, it is inferred that once triggered, the reflected payload executes in the victim’s browser, which can be used for malicious purposes such as cookie theft or session hijack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 08:58 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin plugin to a version newer than 2.0.8 that includes the XSS fix.
  • If a patched version is not available, remove or disable the plugin to eliminate the reflected XSS vector.
  • Implement web‑application firewall rules or a robust Content Security Policy that blocks inline scripts and mitigates reflected XSS attacks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 08:58 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5639 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin: from n/a through 2.0.8.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin: from n/a through 2.0.8. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Danish Ali Malik Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin wpoptin allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin: from n/a through <= 2.0.8.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Top Bar – PopUps – by WPOptin: from n/a through 2.0.8.
Title WordPress WPOptin plugin <= 2.0.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:35.833Z

Reserved: 2025-02-03T13:34:38.767Z

Link: CVE-2025-25118

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-03T15:59:51.989Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-03-03T14:15:51.610

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:00:19.673

Link: CVE-2025-25118

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-02T09:00:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')