CVE-2026-97640 WPConsent - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) plugin for WordPress <= 1.1.9 contains a stored XSS caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in comment content, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts executed on user page access, exploit requires Script Blocking feature enabled and coordinated comment submission.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Stored Xss
Impact
Stored Xss, Client Script Exec
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
16 October 2026
Updated
16 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-79

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 1.1.9.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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