CVE-2021-24590 Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for GDPR & CCPA Compliance < 1.7.2 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary HTML via design customization options in the Cookie Notice & Consent Banner WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24590?
CVE-2021-24590 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for GDPR & CCPA Compliance, published on 6 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for GDPR & CCPA Compliance WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 does not properly sanitize inputs to prevent injection of arbitrary HTML within the plugin's design customization options.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gdprinfo Cookie Notice \& Consent Banner for Gdpr \& Ccpa Compliance.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-24590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jghc-2mp4-x4fj.