VDB-232347 · CVE-2023-3388 · GCVE-0-2023-3388

Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner Plugin up to 2.10.1 on WordPress nsc_bar_content_href cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner Plugin up to 2.10.1 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument nsc_bar_content_href results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-3388. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner Plugin up to 2.10.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument nsc_bar_content_href with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'nsc_bar_content_href' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.10.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. A partial patch was made available in 2.10.1 and the issue was fully patched in 2.10.2.

The weakness was disclosed 06/24/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-3388 since 06/23/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner Plugin 2.10.2

Timelineinfo

06/23/2023 🔍
06/24/2023 +1 days 🔍
06/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +1021 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232347

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2023 12:29
Updated: 04/10/2026 04:47
Changes: 06/24/2023 12:29 (51), 07/18/2023 14:20 (11), 04/10/2026 04:47 (16)
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