CVE-2021-24569 json
Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA < 2.1.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2021-09-27 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11481
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- hu-manity cookie_notice_&_compliance_for_gdpr_/_ccpa 2.1.2
Exploit prediction
0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38053e05-4b17-4fa9-acd3-85d8529b202b referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/38053e05-4b17-4fa9-acd3-85d8529b202b
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24569
- NVD CVE-2021-24569
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