Cookie Notice lite Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-notice-lite

Lightweight cookie notice banner under 1 KB with customizable text.

400 active installs v1.9.12 PHP + WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 11, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Cookie Notice lite Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Cookie Notice lite has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 23d ago
Risk Assessment

The cookie-notice-lite plugin v1.9.12 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified dangerous functions, SQL queries using prepared statements exclusively, and no file operations or external HTTP requests are excellent indicators of secure coding practices. Furthermore, the lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history, including CVEs, suggests a well-maintained and secure plugin.

The attack surface is remarkably small, with zero entry points identified, which significantly reduces the potential for external attacks. The taint analysis showing no unsanitized paths further reinforces this. However, the analysis does highlight a concern with output escaping, where 33% of outputs are not properly escaped. While the attack surface is minimal, this could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-controlled data is ever introduced into these unescaped outputs.

Overall, the plugin is highly secure with no known vulnerabilities and a minimal attack surface. The primary weakness lies in the incomplete output escaping, which, while not currently exploited according to the data, represents a potential risk that should be addressed to achieve a fully hardened security profile.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Cookie Notice lite Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Cookie Notice lite Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
4 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

67% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

Cookie Notice lite Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwp_footercookie-notice.php:14
actionadmin_menucookie-notice.php:15
actionadmin_initcookie-notice.php:16
Maintenance & Trust

Cookie Notice lite Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 11, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs400
Developer Profile

Cookie Notice lite Developer Profile

Marc Tönsing

14 plugins · 11K total installs

97
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
1 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Cookie Notice lite

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
cookie-notice
Data Attributes
id="cookie-notice"onclick="acceptCookie()"
JS Globals
acceptCookiecookieaccepted
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Cookie Notice lite