Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-16522
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2019-16522
- cpe:2.3:a:eu_cookie_law_project:eu_cookie_law:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-16522
0.36%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-16522
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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4.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
1.7
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2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-16522
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-16522
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9918
EU Cookie Law <= 3.0.6 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-01_WordPress_Plugin_EU_Cookie_Law
advisories/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-01_WordPress_Plugin_EU_Cookie_Law at public · sbaresearch/advisories · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/eu-cookie-law/#developers
EU Cookie Law (GDPR) – WordPress plugin | WordPress.orgProduct;Third Party Advisory
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