Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in GDPR Cookie Compliance Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-1623

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Gdpr Cookie Compliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 March 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin for WordPress prior to version 4.15.9 has a security issue where it fails to properly sanitize and escape certain settings. This flaw can be exploited by high privilege users, like administrators, to execute stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks even if the unfiltered_html capability is restricted, such as in a multisite configuration. Such vulnerabilities can lead to significant security threats, making it critical for website owners to update to a secure version.

Affected Version(s)

GDPR Cookie Compliance 0 < 4.15.9

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-2025-1623 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/40288fa0-50c6-4e13-9b92-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
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