CVE-2024-4869 Cross-site scripting in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent

High 7.2 Published 25 Jun 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Client-IP header, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-4869?

CVE-2024-4869 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent, published on 25 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Cookie Consent ( for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy ) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘Client-IP’ header in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.0 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4869?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpeka Wp Cookie Consent.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4869?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4869 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-4869 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f82h-5m28-cr2p.