SB2019101704 - Stored cross-site scripting in EU Cookie Law plugin for WordPress

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SB2019101704 - Stored cross-site scripting in EU Cookie Law plugin for WordPress

Published: October 17, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019101704
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16522)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper encoding of several configuration options in the admin area "/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=peadig_eucookie" and the displayed cookie consent message (Font Color, Background Color and "Disable Cookie" text). A remote authenticated administrator can permanently inject 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

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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