# CVE-2025-53316: WordPress WP GDPR Cookie Consent plugin <= 1.0.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

> A CSRF vulnerability in the WP GDPR Cookie Consent plugin allows attackers to inject stored XSS payloads, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q3g-wc86-q94h

## What is CVE-2025-53316?

CVE-2025-53316 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shahjahan Jewel WP GDPR Cookie Consent, published on 6 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Shahjahan Jewel WP GDPR Cookie Consent wp-gdpr-cookie-consent allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP GDPR Cookie Consent: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53316?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-53316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-53316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-53316 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-53316 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shahjahan Jewel WP GDPR Cookie Consent, published on 6 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Shahjahan Jewel WP GDPR Cookie Consent. 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-2025-53316/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53316/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53316
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53316
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53316

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53316/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.