CVE-2026-8977

WP GDPR Cookie Consent <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ninja_gdpr_ajax_actions' AJAX Action

Published Jun 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ninja_gdpr_ajax_actions' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing capability and nonce checks on the handleAjaxCalls() function, combined with insufficient input sanitization on the gdprConfig values and missing output escaping in the generateCSS() function which echoes stored configuration values directly into a <style> block rendered on wp_head. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Shahjahan Jewel
Shahjahan Jewel wp Gdpr Cookie Consent
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Shahjahan Jewel
Shahjahan Jewel wp Gdpr Cookie Consent
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ninja_gdpr_ajax_actions' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing capability and nonce checks on the handleAjaxCalls() function, combined with insufficient input sanitization on the gdprConfig values and missing output escaping in the generateCSS() function which echoes stored configuration values directly into a <style> block rendered on wp_head. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title WP GDPR Cookie Consent <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ninja_gdpr_ajax_actions' AJAX Action
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jun 9, 2026, 1:26 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2026, 1:04 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 9, 2026, 5:16 AM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 8:10 AM