CVE-2023-3650: Bubble Menu < 3.0.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-08-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Bubble Menu WordPress plugin before 3.0.5 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example, in multisite setup).

Affected products

Bubble Menu: before 3.0.5 — fixed in 3.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bubble Menu 3.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0a0ecdff-c961-4947-bf7e-bd2392501e33
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0a0ecdff-c961-4947-bf7e-bd2392501e33

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