SB2019101704 - Stored cross-site scripting in EU Cookie Law plugin for WordPress
Published: October 17, 2019
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16522)
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.