XSS in Complianz Gdpr/ccpa Cookie Consent Banner
CVE-2026-97339
The Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via yotu-wp Cookie-Blocker Filter in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit bypasses WordPress's wp_kses comment sanitization because the payload uses only allow-listed tags and hides executable tokens inside quoted attribute values as plain text; the XSS is only realized when Complianz's own output-buffer filter performs str_replace() rewrites that break out of the attribute context, and requires the comment to be approved before it executes for visitors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c12e65c-eedf-4fc2-977a-7a072…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/complianz-gdpr/tags/7.5.5/integrations/plugi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/complianz-gdpr/tags/7.5.5/integrations/plugi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/complianz-gdpr/tags/7.5.5/class-cookie-block…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/complianz-gdpr/tags/7.5.5/class-cookie-block…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3743098/complianz-gdpr/trunk/integrations/…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-97339?
- CVE-2026-97339 is a high-severity vulnerability in Complianz Gdpr/ccpa Cookie Consent Banner, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-97339?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.