WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24569 Modified

Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA: Cross-site scripting

Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 4.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA
Plugin slug
cookie-notice-&-compliance-for-gdpr-/-ccpa
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 27, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 27, 2021 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not escape the value of its Button Text setting when outputting it in an attribute in the frontend, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources