CVE-2023-1069: Complianz - GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent < 6.4.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-1069 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in really-simple-plugins complianz. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 6.4.2.
Timeline
- 27-03-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 18-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Complianz WordPress plugin before 6.4.2, Complianz Premium WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 do not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.56%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
46%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.56% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown2 products
- complianz< 6.4.2
- complianz premium< 6.4.2
Wordpress2 products
- complianz-gdpr≤ 6.4.1 (fixed in 6.4.2)
- complianz-gdpr-premium≤ 6.4.1 (fixed in 6.4.2)
Really-simple-plugins1 product
- complianz< 6.4.2
3 vendors · 5 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/caacc50c-822e-46e9-bc0b-681349fd0ddaExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory