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Cookie Compliance for WordPress vulnerabilities
Cookie Compliance for WordPress has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 22 Nov 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 800,000+
- Latest version
- 3.1.12
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 22 Nov 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-11186 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.5.8 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.1.12) | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-3399 | Medium 4.4 | Up to 2.4.17.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.1.12) | 16 Aug 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-11186, 22 Nov 2025
- The Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's cookies_accepted shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2022-3399, 16 Aug 2024
- The Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'cookie_notice_options[refuse_code_head]' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.4.17.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the injected /wp-admin/admin.php?page=cookie-notice page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
What to do if you run Cookie Compliance for WordPress
If you run Cookie Compliance for WordPress, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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