CVE-2019-16522 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EU Cookie Law (GDPR) plugin for WordPress, versions up to 3.0.6. This flaw arises from improper encoding of configuration options like Font Color, Background Color, and Disable Cookie text within the admin area and the displayed consent message. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating that an attacker with high privileges (PR:H) could exploit it to impact other users (UI:R), leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). The attack complexity is low (AC:L), but it requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eu_cookie_law_project:eu_cookie_law:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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