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.

CVSS v3.1

4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0

3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 61th percentile

Published

2019-10-16

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-01_WordPress_Plugin_EU_Cookie_Law

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2015-5243
• CVE-2015-8299
• CVE-2018-13982
• CVE-2018-17532
• CVE-2018-17533
• CVE-2018-17534