CVE-2026-120540: XSS (CVSS 7.2)

Description

The iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.13.6. This is due to the way iubendaParser::parse_comments() re-processes HTML inside IUB-COOKIE-BLOCK markers through the bundled simple_html_dom parser after WordPress has already KSES-filtered the saved comment: simple_html_dom's remove_noise() stores <code> bodies under a deterministic key ('___noise___ 1000') and restore_noise() later substitutes any matching substring back into attribute values WITHOUT re-escaping, allowing a quote-breaking payload stashed in an allowed <code> element to be injected into an allowed <abbr title="___noise___ 1000"> attribute at render time. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, after an administrator approves the first (otherwise moderated) comment under WordPress's default comment_previously_approved setting.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0025

Probability of exploitation

0.16%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References

Other References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iubenda-cookie-law-solution/tags/3.13.5/iubenda-cookie-class/iubenda.class.php#L825 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iubenda-cookie-law-solution/tags/3.13.5/iubenda-cookie-class/simple_html_dom.php#L2199 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iubenda-cookie-law-solution/tags/3.13.5/iubenda-cookie-class/simple_html_dom.php#L2231 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iubenda-cookie-law-solution/tags/3.13.5/iubenda-cookie-class/simple_html_dom.php#L471 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iubenda-cookie-law-solution/tags/3.13.5/iubenda_cookie_solution.php#L832 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iubenda-cookie-law-solution/tags/3.13.5/iubenda_cookie_solution.php#L857 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3779727%40iubenda-cookie-law-solution&new=3779727%40iubenda-cookie-law-solution https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fc26d5a0-86fc-48b5-af8f-73dd9a7f2b39?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-120540? +

The iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.13.6. This is due to the way iubendaParser::parse_comments() re-processes HTML inside IUB-COOKIE-BLOCK markers through the bundled simple_html_dom parser after WordPress has already KSES-filtered the saved comment: simple_html_dom's remove_noise() stores <code> bodies under a deterministic key ('___noise___ 1000') and restore_noise() later substitutes any matching substring back into attribute values WITHOUT re-escaping, allowing a quote-breaking payload stashed in an allowed <code> element to be injected into an allowed <abbr title="___noise___ 1000"> attribute at render time. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, after an administrator approves the first (otherwise moderated) comment under WordPress's default comment_previously_approved setting. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-120540? +

CVE-2026-120540 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.2 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0025, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-120540? +

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