Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/eu-cookie-law-consent

Adds a message to the top of the page stating that cookies are used and if they continue viewing the site then that counts as implied consent.

200 active installs v2.05 PHP + WP 2.7.0+ Updated Feb 6, 2016
cookie-lawcookieseu-law
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "eu-cookie-law-consent" v2.05 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate responsible development practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and no file operations or external HTTP requests. The lack of vulnerability history and known CVEs further reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting a mature and well-maintained codebase.

However, a notable concern arises from the output escaping analysis, where only 30% of the 54 total outputs are properly escaped. This indicates a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not adequately sanitized before being displayed. While no taint flows with unsanitized paths were detected, this oversight in output handling remains a significant weakness. The absence of nonce and capability checks, while not directly exploitable due to the limited attack surface, represents a missed opportunity for robust authorization, especially if the plugin's functionality were to expand in the future.

In conclusion, the plugin benefits from a minimal attack surface and adherence to secure coding practices for database interactions and file system operations. The primary area for improvement and potential risk lies in the insufficient output escaping. The clean vulnerability history is a strong positive, but the identified output escaping issue should be addressed to prevent potential XSS vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • Insufficient output escaping (30% properly escaped)
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Security Vulnerabilities

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

Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
38
16 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

30% escaped54 total outputs
Attack Surface

Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:20
actionwp_footerindex.php:122
actionadmin_initindex.php:130
actionadmin_menuindex.php:132
actionadmin_initindex.php:358
Maintenance & Trust

Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedFeb 6, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads22K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience Developer Profile

Tim Trott

1 plugin · 200 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/eu-cookie-law-consent/eu-cookie-law-consent.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrap
Data Attributes
id="cookie"id="wrapper"id="close"id="closecookie"
JS Globals
EUCLC
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Plugin Name: EU Cookie Law Complience