# CVE-2021-47957: WordPress Plugin Cookie Law Bar 1.2.1 Stored XSS via clb_bar_msg

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Bar Message field, leading to cookie theft and data exfiltration for all site visitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 May 2026
- **Updated:** 24 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwf2-qq89-w6p9

## What is CVE-2021-47957?

CVE-2021-47957 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cookielawinfo Cookie Law Bar, published on 16 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cookie Law Bar 1.2.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by submitting unsanitized input to the Bar Message field. Attackers can inject script payloads through the plugin settings page that execute in the browsers of all WordPress users viewing the site, enabling cookie theft and sensitive data exfiltration.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47957?


## How do I fix CVE-2021-47957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-47957 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47957 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47957 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47957 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cookielawinfo Cookie Law Bar, published on 16 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47957 exists.

Affected product: Cookielawinfo Cookie Law Bar. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47957/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47957/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47957
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47957
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47957

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47957/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.