PT-2019-14684 · WordPress · Eu-Cookie-Law Plugin

Published 2019-10-16 · Updated 2019-10-20 · CVE-2019-16522

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions eu-cookie-law plugin versions through 3.0.6 for WordPress

Description The issue arises from improper encoding of several configuration options in the admin area and the displayed cookie consent message, specifically affecting Font Color, Background Color, and the Disable Cookie text. This allows an attacker with high privileges to potentially attack other users through Stored XSS.

Recommendations For versions through 3.0.6, update to a version that addresses the improper encoding issue to prevent Stored XSS attacks.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-16522

Affected Products

Eu-Cookie-Law Plugin

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-01_WordPress_Plugin_EU_Cookie_Law · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16522 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16522 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/eu-cookie-law/#developers · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9918 · Note