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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2vg4-g4gm-pvj7

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0193?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-0193 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent

- [CVE-2022-3494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3494/): Complianz (Free < 6.3.4, Premium < 6.3.6) - Translator SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-33333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33333/): Cross-site request forgery in Complianz (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-34030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34030/): WordPress Complianz and Complianz Premium plugins - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-1069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1069/): Complianz - GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent < 6.4.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-6498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6498/): Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent <= 6.5.5 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-site Scripting via settings (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0193 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Unknown Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0193/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0193/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0193
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0193
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0193

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0193/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.