CVE-2025-1485: Real Cookie Banner < 5.1.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Description
The Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 5.1.6, real-cookie-banner-pro WordPress plugin before 5.1.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1485
Problem Types
CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)Affected Products
Vendor: Unknown
Product: Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent, real-cookie-banner-pro
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 5.28% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-03 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1485https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0158eb67-cd36-4406-bf70-6f2be849ec52/