XSS in Wp Cookie Choice Project

CVE-2021-24595

The Wp Cookie Choice WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 is lacking any CSRF check when saving its options, and do not escape them when outputting them in attributes. As a result, an attacker could make a logged in admin change them to arbitrary values including XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24595?
CVE-2021-24595 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Cookie Choice Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-24595?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24595 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.