CVE-2022-4507 Real Cookie Banner < 3.4.10 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks against logged-in administrators.

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-2022-4507?

CVE-2022-4507 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent, published on 16 Jan 2023. 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 Real Cookie Banner WordPress plugin before 3.4.10 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4507?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Devowl Wordpress Real Cookie Banner.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4507 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-2022-4507 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4507 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h495-q27f-2xpv.

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