CVE-2019-16522

Summary

CVECVE-2019-16522
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-10-16 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-20 22:19:00 UTC
DescriptionThe eu-cookie-law plugin through 3.0.6 for WordPress (aka EU Cookie Law (GDPR)) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding of several configuration options in the admin area and the displayed cookie consent message. This affects Font Color, Background Color, and the Disable Cookie text. An attacker with high privileges can attack other users.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Eu Cookie Law Project Eu Cookie Law All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
advisories/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-01_WordPress_Plugin_EU_Cookie_Law at public · sbaresearch/advisories · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
WordPress › EU Cookie Law « WordPress Plugins MISC wordpress.org Product, Third Party Advisory
EU Cookie Law < 3.1.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) MISC wpvulndb.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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