Record summary

CVE-2022-0147 has a selected CVSS score of 6.1 (medium); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.

Description

The Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not escape user data before outputting it back in attributes in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Nuclei templates
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Affected products and versions

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ProductSourceVersion rangeStatus

Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution

CVE List2.0.8 to < 2.0.8affected

Nuclei templates

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ProjectDiscoveryMEDIUMWordPress Cookie Information/Free GDPR Consent Solution <2.0.8 - Cross-Site ScriptingCVSS 6.1

WordPress Cookie Information/Free GDPR Consent Solution plugin prior to 2.0.8 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the admin dashboard. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.

Remediation

Update to the latest version of the WordPress Cookie Information/Free GDPR Consent Solution plugin (2.0.8 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.

WeaknessesCWE-79
Authors8arthur
Template tagscve2022cvewordpressxsswpauthenticatedwp-pluginwp-gdpr-compliancewpscancookieinformationvuln
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:cookieinformation:wp-gdpr-compliance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Source: ProjectDiscovery

References

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