CVE-2026-82970 PUBLISHED

WordPress WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent plugin <= 4.4.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 31.08.2026 Published: 31.08.2026 Updated: 31.08.2026

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WP Legal Pages WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent allows Using Malicious Files.

This issue affects WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent: from n/a through 4.4.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 10

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	WP Legal Pages
Product	WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from n/a to 4.4.1 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent Plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.4.2).

Credits

Jiemook | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/gdpr-cookie-consent/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-cookie-notice-for-gdpr-ccpa-eprivacy-consent-plugin-4-4-1-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-17 Using Malicious Files