PT-2024-39406 · WordPress · Gdpr-Extensions-Com – Consent Manager

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-10-09 · Updated 2024-10-15 · CVE-2024-9072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GDPR-Extensions-com – Consent Manager plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.0

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Recommendations For GDPR-Extensions-com – Consent Manager plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.0, consider disabling SVG file uploads until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's upload functionality to minimize the risk of arbitrary web script injection. Avoid using the plugin until the issue is resolved with proper input sanitization and output escaping. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-9072

Affected Products

Gdpr-Extensions-Com – Consent Manager

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9072 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9072 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/gdpr-consent-manager/#developers · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0ce2a9fe-3364-46b5-a6ae-b4feb3e20647?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98086 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1844204398668333098 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3184211%40gdpr-consent-manager&new=3184211%40gdpr-consent-manager#file15 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/7558 · Telegram Post