eu-cookie-law Plugin up to 3.0.6 on WordPress Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in eu-cookie-law Plugin up to 3.0.6 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-16522. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in eu-cookie-law Plugin up to 3.0.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The 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.

The weakness was presented 10/16/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-16522 since 09/19/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/19/2019 🔍
10/16/2019 +27 days 🔍
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01/09/2024 +1546 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-16522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-16522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143548

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2019 19:47
Updated: 01/09/2024 08:34
Changes: 10/16/2019 19:47 (35), 10/16/2019 19:52 (18), 01/09/2024 08:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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