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CVE-2021-24569 — Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA [cookie-notice] < 2.1.4

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2021-24569 Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA [cookie-notice] < 2.1.4 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 2.1.4 2.1.4 2021-08-30

CVE-2021-24569

The Cookie Notice plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions through 2.1.3 affecting the Button Text configuration option. The flaw arises from inadequate sanitization of user inputs and insufficient escaping of displayed content, permitting administrators and higher-privileged users to introduce malicious scripts that run when site visitors load affected pages. This vulnerability only impacts multisite WordPress installations or single-site setups where the unfiltered_html capability has been restricted.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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