CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-42636

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

The WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent plugin versions up to 4.4.6 contain an unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker without logging in can inject malicious scripts into the page.

Risk Assessment

XSS attacks can lead to session theft, account takeover, malware distribution, or website defacement.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the WP Cookie Notice plugin to the latest version that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent <= 4.4.6 versions.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS