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vendor:
WF Cookie Consent
by:
B0UG
6.1
CVSS
MEDIUM
Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: WF Cookie Consent
Affected Version From: 1.1.3
Affected Version To: 1.1.3
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: CVE-2018-10371
CPE: WordPress websites
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Platforms Tested: WordPress
2018

WF Cookie Consent – Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

A authenticated persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the web interface of the plugin that allows the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in a victim's web browser.

Mitigation:

Implement a web application such as Wordfence or uninstall the plugin.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: WF Cookie Consent - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
# Date: 23/04/2018
# Exploit Author: B0UG
# Vendor Homepage: http://www.wunderfarm.com/
# Software Link: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wf-cookie-consent/
# Version: Tested on version 1.1.3 (older versions may also be affected)
# Tested on: WordPress
# Category : Webapps
# CVE: CVE-2018-10371

I. VULNERABILITY
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Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
 
II. BACKGROUND
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WF Cookie Consent is a WordPress plugin which has been designed to display cookie consent notifications on a WordPress website.

III. DESCRIPTION
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A authenticated persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the web interface of the plugin that allows the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in a victim's web browser.

IV. PROOF OF CONCEPT
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1) Access WordPress control panel.
2) Navigate to the 'Pages'.
3) Add a new page and insert the script you wish to inject into the page title.
4) Now navigate to 'Settings' and select 'WF Cookie Consent'.
5) Your injected script will now be executed.

V. IMPACT
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An attacker can execute malicious code in a victim's browser to perform various activities such as stealing cookies, session tokens, credentials and personal data amongst others.
 
VI. SYSTEMS AFFECTED
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WordPress websites running "WF Cookie Consent" plugin version 1.1.3 (older versions may also be affected).
 
VII. REMEDIATION
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Implement a web application such as Wordfence or uninstall the plugin.

VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
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April 23, 2018 1: Vulnerability identified.
April 23, 2018 2: Informed developer of the vulnerability.
May 2, 2018 3: No reply from the developer.