CVE-2023-39676
Published: 08 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-39676 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Fieldthemes Fieldpopupnewsletter. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The FieldPopupNewsletter Prestashop Module version 1.0.0 is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) that resides in the callback parameter processed by ajax.php. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 and permits an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply arbitrary JavaScript that is reflected back to a victim’s browser.
An attacker can exploit the flaw by crafting a malicious link containing a script in the callback parameter and persuading a user to click it. Successful exploitation executes the attacker’s code in the context of the Prestashop site, enabling theft of cookies, session tokens, or other client-side actions without requiring authentication.
Public references consist of technical write-ups published on blog.sorcery.ie that describe the discovery; no vendor advisory, patch release, or official mitigation guidance appears among the listed sources. The associated EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0526 and a peak of 0.0613, indicating limited observed exploitation interest to date.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-43377
Vulnerability details
FieldPopupNewsletter Prestashop Module v1.0.0 was discovered to contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the callback parameter at ajax.php.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.