Cross-site scripting in WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) - CVE-2019-15777
Published: August 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20475
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15777
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Shapepress eU
Affected software:
WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR)
WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR)
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15777
Install updates from vendor's website.