CVE-2025-49428 WordPress Cookie Warning plugin <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Cookie Warning plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49428?
CVE-2025-49428 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dourou Cookie Warning, published on 20 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Dourou Cookie Warning allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Cookie Warning: from n/a through 1.3.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49428?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49428 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-2025-49428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2g9-wj7c-3wwx.