Cross-site scripting in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.6).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00583 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarteaucitron | tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR (WordPress plugin) | <= 1.6 – 1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR (WordPress plugin) VendorTarteaucitron Affected <= 1.6 – 1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tarteaucitron.js_-_cookies_legislation_\&_gdpr_project:tarteaucitron.js_-_cookies_legislation_\&_gdpr:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | Tarteaucitron.js - Cookies Legislation & Gdpr Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:tarteaucitron.js_-_cookies_legislation_\&_gdpr_project:tarteaucitron.js_-_cookies_legislation_\&_gdpr:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Tarteaucitron.js - Cookies Legislation & Gdpr Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36889
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2mr-r867-cxv6
References
More Tarteaucitron vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-03379 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in amauric/tarteaucitron.js CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-14976 Cross-site request forgery in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-36889 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-36889 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2mr-r867-cxv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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