CVE-2021-36887

6.1 MEDIUM 0.5% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) discovered in tarteaucitron.js – Cookies legislation & GDPR WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.5.4), vulnerable parameters "tarteaucitronEmail" and "tarteaucitronPass".

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2021-12-20 21:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 03:59 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2021-12-20 21:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 03:59 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status: Modified

Affected

tarteaucitron.js - Cookies Legislation \& Gdpr Project tarteaucitron.js - Cookies Legislation \& Gdpr ≤ 1.5.4

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record