CVE-2024-4869

WP Cookie Consent ( for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy ) <= 3.2.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Client-IP header

Description

The WP Cookie Consent ( for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy ) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘Client-IP’ header in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.73% Top 30%

Affected: wpeka-club Cookie Consent for WP – Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy)

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/507b2e65-987b-4d4a-8a99-5366048d925e?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/3.2.0/public/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-public.php#L793
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/3.2.0/public/modules/consent-logs/class-wpl-cookie-consent-consent-logs.php#L570

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-4869?: CVE-2024-4869 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-4869?: To fix CVE-2024-4869, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-4869 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-4869 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-4869?: CVE-2024-4869 affects wpeka-club Cookie Consent for WP – Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy).

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