CVE-2025-10496 (CVSS 7.2)

Description

The Cookie Notice & Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the uuid parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5 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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-80 CWE-80

References

Other References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cookie-notice-consent/tags/1.6.5/includes/class-cnc-admin.php#L33 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cookie-notice-consent/tags/1.6.5/includes/class-cnc-logger.php#L141 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cookie-notice-consent/tags/1.6.5/includes/class-cnc-logger.php#L259 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3373718%40cookie-notice-consent%2Ftrunk&old=3345005%40cookie-notice-consent%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/035097dd-8ebd-49b8-93ea-0f957594f130?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-10496? +

The Cookie Notice & Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the uuid parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5 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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-10496? +

CVE-2025-10496 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.2 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-10496? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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