CVE-2022-0147: Cookie Information < 2.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not escape user data before outputting it back in attributes in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Affected products

Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution: before 2.0.8 — fixed in 2.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution 2.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2681371
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c735365-69c0-4652-b48e-c4a192dfe0d1
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2681371
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c735365-69c0-4652-b48e-c4a192dfe0d1

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