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CVE-2021-24569

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 27, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not escape the value of its Button Text setting when outputting it in an attribute in the frontend, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected WordPress components

  • Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA Plugin · cookie-notice
    Confirmed match Active
    From 2.1.2 (including) to 2.1.2 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA — From 2.1.2 (including) to 2.1.2 (excluding)
  • hu-manity cookie_notice_\&_compliance_for_gdpr_\/_ccpa — Before 2.1.2

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38053e05-4b17-4fa9-acd3-85d8529b202b Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record