GDPR Consent Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/genium-gdpr-consent-popup

Cookie Consent PopUp is one of the simplest and most popular cookie notification plugins out there.

20 active installs v1.0.1 PHP + WP 4.3+ Updated Jan 19, 2023
cookie-notification-popup
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is GDPR Consent Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

GDPR Consent has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The genium-gdpr-consent-popup plugin v1.0.1 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points is a significant positive. Furthermore, the code signals indicate diligent use of prepared statements for SQL queries, a single nonce check, and a capability check, all of which are good security practices. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs in its history further bolster this positive assessment. The primary area for potential concern is the 71% output escaping, meaning approximately 29% of outputs are not properly escaped. While no taint analysis flagged critical or high severity issues, unescaped output, even in low-risk scenarios, can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • Approximately 29% of outputs are not properly escaped.
Vulnerabilities
None known

GDPR Consent Security Vulnerabilities

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

GDPR Consent Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
18
45 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

71% escaped63 total outputs
Attack Surface

GDPR Consent Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 16
actionadmin_menuadmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:28
actionadmin_initadmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:29
actionadmin_initadmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:30
actionadmin_initadmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:31
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:32
actionadmin_footeradmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:33
actionadmin_initadmin\class-ggcp-admin.php:35
actionadd_meta_boxesadmin\class-ggcp-metafield.php:25
actionsave_postadmin\class-ggcp-metafield.php:26
actionplugins_loadedgenium-gdpr-consent-popup.php:46
filterbody_classpublic\class-ggcp-public.php:27
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspublic\class-ggcp-public.php:28
actionwp_headpublic\class-ggcp-public.php:29
actionwp_footerpublic\class-ggcp-public.php:30
actionwp_footerpublic\class-ggcp-public.php:31
actioncustomize_registerpublic\customizer.php:238
Maintenance & Trust

GDPR Consent Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedJan 19, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Alternatives

GDPR Consent Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

GDPR Consent Developer Profile

Nuno Sarmento

3 plugins · 7K total installs

87
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect GDPR Consent

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/genium-gdpr-consent-popup/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/genium-gdpr-consent-popup/assets/js/scripts.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/genium-gdpr-consent-popup/assets/js/scripts.js
Version Parameters
genium-gdpr-consent-popup/assets/css/style.css?ver=genium-gdpr-consent-popup/assets/js/scripts.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ggcp-consent-popup
HTML Comments
<!-- Genium GDPR Consent Popup Settings --><!-- Begin: Genium GDPR Consent Popup --><!-- End: Genium GDPR Consent Popup -->
Data Attributes
data-ggcp-textdata-ggcp-button-textdata-ggcp-more-info-textdata-ggcp-more-info-urldata-ggcp-policy-urldata-ggcp-cookie-expiry+6 more
JS Globals
ggcp_settings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about GDPR Consent