CVE-2021-36889
WordPress tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR plugin <= 1.6 - Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.6).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR plugin <= 1.6 - Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.6).
- Record
CVE-2021-36889- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23465
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.6).
- Record
EUVD-2021-23465- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2mr-r867-cxv6 No score
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in...
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.6).
- Record
GHSA-h2mr-r867-cxv6- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Multiple Stored Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.6).
- Record
CVE-2021-36889- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-36889 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.4) in Tarteaucitron Tarteaucitron.js – Cookies Legislation & Gdpr (wordpress Plugin), published December 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordpress.org/plugins/tarteaucitronjs
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/tarteaucitronjs/wordpress-tarteaucitron-js-cookies-legislation-gdpr-plugin-1-6-multiple-stored-authenticated-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36889
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2mr-r867-cxv6