CVE-2025-1621 GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.15.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin, affecting 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-2025-1621?
CVE-2025-1621 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown GDPR Cookie Compliance, published on 16 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin before 4.15.7 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-2025-1621?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mooveagency Gdpr Cookie Compliance.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1621 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-2025-1621 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1621 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown GDPR Cookie Compliance
- CVE-2023-4013 GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.12.5 - License Update/Deactivation via CSRF
- CVE-2019-25143 GDPR Cookie Compliance <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization
- CVE-2025-1619 GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.15.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2025-1620 GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.15.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2025-2205 GDPR Cookie Compliance <= 4.15.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmq7-vc7f-g5r2.