2026-09-18 8:28CVE-2026-83561Wordfence
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner <= 7.5.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Elementor Cookie Blocker Regex

The Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Elementor Cookie Blocker Regex in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.4 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 an administrator to approve the attacker's comment, and the site must have both the Elementor plugin installed and Complianz configured with the Twitter or Facebook cookie/script blocker enabled.

Problem type

Affected products

complianz

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner

<= 7.5.4 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-99qh-wmgh-87j4

The Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-99qh-wmgh-87j4

The Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Elementor Cookie Blocker Regex in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.4 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 an administrator to approve the attacker's comment, and the site must have both the Elementor plugin installed and Complianz configured with the Twitter or Facebook cookie/script blocker enabled.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-83561
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