Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium No patch listed CVE-2024-49220

Cookie Scanner <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Cookie Scanner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-49220 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Cookie Scanner – automated cookie list. It affects Versions up to 1.1 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
Oct 14, 2024
Last Updated
Oct 18, 2024
Slug
cookie-scanner
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-49220 is tracked for the Plugin Cookie Scanner – automated cookie list as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 1.1. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 1.1
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-49220
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
cookie-scanner View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-49220
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 1.1
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