---
id: CVE-2026-42636
title: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA
  & ePrivacy Consent <= 4.4.6 versions.
summary: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA
  & ePrivacy Consent <= 4.4.6 versions.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: WP Legal Pages
product: gdpr-cookie-consent
affected:
  - gdpr-cookie-consent >= n/a <= 4.4.6
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T09:17:55.333'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42636'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/gdpr-cookie-consent/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-cookie-notice-for-gdpr-ccpa-eprivacy-consent-plugin-4-4-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T08:50:17.470Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T10:23:02.926792Z'
---

## Overview

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent <= 4.4.6 versions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.