CVE-2025-53316 HIGH

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

Vendor Shahjahan Jewel
Product WP GDPR Cookie Consent
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published November 6, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP GDPR Cookie Consent versions 1.0.0 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page—but can affect the site's configuration and data integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or trigger unintended actions affecting your site's GDPR compliance configuration.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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