CVE-2021-24858: WP Cookie User Info < 1.0.9 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not sanitise or escape the id GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, when retrieving the setting to edit in the admin dashboard, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection

Affected products

Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress – WP Cookie User Info: before 1.0.9 — fixed in 1.0.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress – WP Cookie User Info 1.0.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9bd1c040-09cc-4c2d-88c9-8406a653a48b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9bd1c040-09cc-4c2d-88c9-8406a653a48b

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