Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Real Cookie Banner Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-1485

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Real Cookie Banner: Gdpr & Eprivacy Cookie Consent
Real-cookie-banner-pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 June 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-1485?

The Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress, including the premium real-cookie-banner-pro version, is prone to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate sanitization and escaping of certain settings. This flaw enables users with high privilege access, such as administrators, to execute malicious scripts. This risk remains even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, particularly in multisite setups, which can lead to serious implications for the site's security and data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 0 < 5.1.6

real-cookie-banner-pro 0 < 5.1.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-1485 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0158eb67-cd36-4406-bf70-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
.