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GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin for WordPress < 1.8.3 Cross-Site Scripting

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98939

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Synopsis

GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin for WordPress < 1.8.3 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper access controls.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin for WordPress 1.8.3 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-law-info/

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/improper-access-controls-in-gdpr-cookie-consent-plugin/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 98939

Type: remote

Published: 2/19/2020

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Reference Information