CVE-2022-0193 Complianz - GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent < 6.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in an admin's browser via a reflected XSS vulnerability in the Complianz WordPress plugin.

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-2022-0193?

CVE-2022-0193 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent, published on 14 Feb 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 Complianz WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not escape the s parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0193?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Really-Simple-Plugins Complianz.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0193 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-2022-0193 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vg4-g4gm-pvj7.

Is CVE-2022-0193 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free