CVE-2022-3399 Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA <= 2.4.17.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via a plugin parameter, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3399?
CVE-2022-3399 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in humanityco Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA, published on 16 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'cookie_notice_options[refuse_code_head]' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.4.17.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the injected /wp-admin/admin.php?page=cookie-notice page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3399?
How do I fix CVE-2022-3399?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3399 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-2022-3399 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3399 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q76c-93m5-8g2x.