WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24405 Modified

Easy Cookies Policy: Cross-site scripting

Easy Cookies Policy 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 6.5 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Easy Cookies Policy
Plugin slug
easy-cookies-policy
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 06, 2021
Weakness
CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Jul 06, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Easy Cookies Policy 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 Easy Cookies Policy WordPress plugin through 1.6.2 is lacking any capability and CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing any authenticated users (such as subscriber) to change them. If users can't register, this can be done through CSRF. Furthermore, the cookie banner setting is not sanitised or validated before being output in all pages of the frontend and the backend settings one, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

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

Primary and upstream sources