CVE-2019-16522
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 4.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-16522
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-10-16T15:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-20T22:19:38
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eu_cookie_law_project:eu_cookie_law:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.6 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.8
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.7
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-01_WordPress_Plugin_EU_Cookie_Law | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/eu-cookie-law/#developers | Product Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9918 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16522 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16522 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:01:13 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 04:24:44 | 2019-10-16T15:15Z | 2019-10-16T15:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 04:24:44 | 2019-10-20T22:19:38 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 04:24:44 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |