CVE-2022-0193: Complianz - GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent < 6.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Complianz WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not escape the s parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent: before 6.0.0 — fixed in 6.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent 6.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2654225
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30d1d328-9f19-4c4c-b90a-04937d617864
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2654225
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30d1d328-9f19-4c4c-b90a-04937d617864

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