CVE-2022-0147 Cookie Information < 2.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the admin dashboard via unescaped user data, potentially compromising administrator sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0147?
CVE-2022-0147 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not escape user data before outputting it back in attributes in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0147?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cookieinformation Wp-Gdpr-Compliance.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0147 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-2022-0147 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0147 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r9x-pqj4-5w2w.