CVE-2021-24405: The Easy Cookies Policy WordPress plugin through 1.6.2 is lacking any capability and CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing any authenticated users (such as subscriber) to change them. If us...

Summary

The Easy Cookies Policy WordPress plugin through 1.6.2 is lacking any capability and CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing any authenticated users (such as subscriber) to change them. If users can't register, this can be done through CSRF. Furthermore, the cookie banner setting is not saniti...

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
izsoft	easy_cookies_policy	<= 1.6.2 `cpe:2.3:a:izsoft:easy_cookies_policy::::::wordpress::*`

Original advisory text

The Easy Cookies Policy WordPress plugin through 1.6.2 is lacking any capability and CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing any authenticated users (such as subscriber) to change them. If us...

The Easy Cookies Policy WordPress plugin through 1.6.2 is lacking any capability and CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing any authenticated users (such as subscriber) to change them. If users can't register, this can be done through CSRF. Furthermore, the cookie banner setting is not sanitised or validated before being output in all pages of the frontend and the backend settings one, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166543/WordPress-Easy-Cookie-Policy-1.6.2-C... Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9157d6d2-4bda-4fcd-8192-363a63a51ff5 Exploit Third Party Advisory