WordPress GDPR & CCPA < 1.9.26 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24814
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 26, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researchers Ace Candelario
Victor Paynat-Sautivet

Description

The check_privacy_settings AJAX action of the WordPress GDPR WordPress plugin before 1.9.26, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, responds with JSON data without an "application/json" content-type. Since an HTML payload isn't properly escaped, it may be interpreted by a web browser led to this endpoint. Javascript code may be executed on a victim's browser. If the victim is an administrator with a valid session cookie, full control of the WordPress instance may be taken (AJAX calls and iframe manipulation are possible because the vulnerable endpoint is on the same domain as the admin panel - there is no same-origin restriction).

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress GDPR

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-gdpr
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.9.27, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.26
Patched Version
  • 1.9.27

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