CVE-2023-6498

Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent <= 6.5.5 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-site Scripting via settings

Published Jan 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to and including 6.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-58729 The Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to and including 6.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
History
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Title Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent <= 6.5.5 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-site Scripting via settings
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:32 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2023, 5:42 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM