CVE-2026-8977: WP GDPR Cookie Consent · Cross-site Scripting
Affects WP GDPR Cookie ConsentSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| techjewelWP GDPR Cookie Consent | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply any released patches promptly.
Description
The WP GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.0.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This flaw arises from missing capability and nonce checks in an AJAX handler and insufficient input sanitization combined with missing output escaping in CSS generation. Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users load affected pages.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/95c7f999-3676-4b91-9ee0-f55a27bcd93c?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-gdpr-cookie-consent/trunk/Classes/GdprHandler.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-gdpr-cookie-consent/trunk/Classes/GdprHandler.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-gdpr-cookie-consent/trunk/Classes/GdprHandler.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-gdpr-cookie-consent/trunk/wp-gdpr-cookie-consent.php (opens in a new tab)