Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Real Cookie Banner Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-92977

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Real Cookie Banner: Gdpr & Eprivacy Cookie Consent
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-92977?

The Real Cookie Banner plugin for WordPress is prone to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This issue affects all versions up to and including 5.3.5. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary web scripts within comments. Malicious scripts can be included in the title attribute of anchor tags, bypassing WordPress's comment moderation processes. These scripts may execute when a user visits the affected page, presenting a significant risk to site integrity and user safety.

Affected Version(s)

Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 0 <= 5.3.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/real-cookie-ba...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/real-cookie-ba...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Pham Duc Anh
.