CVE-2026-13360
CVE-2026-13360 — Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'regionArray' Parameter
The Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'regionArray' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.5 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. Successful exploitation requires that the site administrator has enabled the 'Support Google Consent Mode (GCM)' setting, which is disabled by default. Additionally, the AJAX handler performs no nonce or capability check, allowing any authenticated user including those with Subscriber-level access to overwrite the affected plugin setting.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, wplegalpages (CNA), GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
0%
ahead of 0% of scored CVEs
Affects
WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode
CVSS base
7.2
high
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wplegalpages | WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode | 0 to <= 4.3.5 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Scope
Changed
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 3.9 | 2.7 | NVD, wplegalpages (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Bypass Protection Mechanism
- Read Application Data
- Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Mitigation: Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. Examples of libraries and frameworks that make it easier to generate properly encoded output include Microsoft's Anti-XSS library, the OWASP ESAPI Encoding module, and Apache Wicket.
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-79Cross-site Scripting
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
2
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 2 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 7.2 (AV:N)
Aug 15, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Aug 15, 2026 · NVD
Reported · Disclosed
Aug 14, 2026 · wplegalpages
References
8 on the record
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.2.7/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L4961
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.2.7/includes/class-gdpr-cookie-consent.php#L245
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.2.7/public/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-public.php#L209
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L4961
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/includes/class-gdpr-cookie-consent.php#L245
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/public/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-public.php#L209
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3641387/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.4.0/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php
Vendor Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bba8007f-7254-4201-8f94-7bf921a33a27?source=cve
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- wplegalpagesevery CVE for this vendor
- Injectionsame class
- CWE-79other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-13360 is Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'regionArray' Parameter, a high vulnerability affecting WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode from wplegalpages. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-13360. Public exploit evidence is: 2 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 7.2 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.