CVE-2025-1485 Real Cookie Banner < 5.1.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admins can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in Real Cookie Banner, enabling stored XSS in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1485?
CVE-2025-1485 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent, published on 2 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 5.1.6, real-cookie-banner-pro WordPress plugin before 5.1.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1485?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Devowl Wordpress Real Cookie Banner.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1485?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1485 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-2025-1485 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1485 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v8mm-64rg-m2wg.