SB2019083002 - Cross-site scripting in WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15777)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=admin-common-settings&admin_email=" URL. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/shapepress-dsgvo/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9850
• https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/08/22/gdpr-plugins-for-wordpress-continue-to-be-insecure/