Cross-site scripting in Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.4.2. This is due to the `revert_divs_to_summary` function replacing `”` HTML entities with literal double-quote characters (`"`) in post content without subsequent sanitization. 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 the injected page. The Classic Editor plugin is required to be installed and activated in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2389
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc85-vmxr-w8g9
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb9aedc6-42ef-4fd9-a9d5-2a79214be472?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/complianz-gdpr/tags/7.4.4.2/documents/class-document.php#L2168
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/complianz-gdpr/trunk/documents/class-document.php#L2194
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3483618/
More complianz vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-57690 Cross-site scripting in Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-46667 WordPress Complianz plugin <= 7.5.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-75157 Stored cross-site scripting in Complianz Cookie Consent Banner via comments CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-46668 WordPress Complianz plugin <= 7.5.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-03482 Missing authorization in Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-10247 Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent <= 7.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-2389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc85-vmxr-w8g9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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