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GDPR Cookie Compliance vulnerabilities
GDPR Cookie Compliance has 10 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 5 Aug 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 10
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Latest version
- 5.1.0
- Last updated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Most recent
- 5 Aug 2026
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 request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2026-16613 | Medium 4.3 | Before 5.1.0 | Fixed in 5.1.0 | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-1623 | Low 3.5 | Before 4.15.9 | Fixed in 4.15.9 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-1624 | Low 3.5 | Before 4.15.9 | Fixed in 4.15.9 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-1619 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.15.7 | Fixed in 4.15.7 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-1620 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.15.7 | Fixed in 4.15.7 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-1621 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.15.7 | Fixed in 4.15.7 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-1622 | Low 3.5 | Before 4.15.7 | Fixed in 4.15.7 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-2205 | Medium 4.4 | Before 4.15.7 | Fixed in 4.15.7 | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2023-4013 | Medium 6.5 | Before 4.12.5 | Fixed in 4.12.5 | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2019-25143 | Medium 5.4 | Before 4.0.3 | Fixed in 4.0.3 | 7 Jun 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-16613, 5 Aug 2026
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 5.1.0 expires the visitor's cookies from an action that is reachable without authentication and performs no request-origin check, allowing an attacker to log any user out and delete the site's cookies by luring them to a crafted link. CVE record
- CVE-2025-1623, 16 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2025-1624, 16 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2025-1619, 16 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2025-1620, 16 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2025-1621, 16 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2025-1622, 16 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2025-2205, 12 Mar 2025
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance - Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice - CCPA, DSGVO, RGPD plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2023-4013, 30 Aug 2023
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent) WordPress plugin before 4.12.5 does not have proper CSRF checks when managing its license, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins update and deactivate the plugin's license via CSRF attacks CVE record
- CVE-2019-25143, 7 Jun 2023
- The GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the gdpr_cookie_compliance_reset_settings AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to reset all of the settings. CVE record
What to do if you run GDPR Cookie Compliance
If you run GDPR Cookie Compliance, 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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