XSS in Eu Cookie Law Project
CVE-2019-16522
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 class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Eu_cookie_law_project Eu_cookie_law
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16522?
- CVE-2019-16522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eu Cookie Law Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16522?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16522 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.