
WF Cookie Consent Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/wf-cookie-consentThe wunderfarm-way to show how your website complies with the EU Cookie Law - very easy, 100% responsive and with multi-language support!
Is WF Cookie Consent Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100WF Cookie Consent has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "wf-cookie-consent" plugin version 1.2.0 shows a mixed security posture. While the static analysis indicates a clean bill of health regarding entry points, dangerous functions, SQL injection, file operations, and external requests, there are notable concerns. The output escaping is only 38% properly done, which is a significant weakness that could lead to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks across all identified entry points (even though there are none currently) is a structural concern that could become a risk if new entry points are added without proper security considerations. The plugin's vulnerability history shows a single medium-severity CVE in 2018, which was related to Cross-site Scripting and is currently patched. This suggests that while historical vulnerabilities have been addressed, the output escaping issue could be a recurring or latent risk.
Key Concerns
- Low percentage of properly escaped output
- No capability checks on entry points
- No nonce checks on entry points
- Past medium severity XSS vulnerability
WF Cookie Consent Security Vulnerabilities
CVEs by Year
Severity Breakdown
1 total CVE
WF Cookie Consent <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
WF Cookie Consent Release Timeline
WF Cookie Consent Code Analysis
Output Escaping
WF Cookie Consent Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 5
Maintenance & Trust
WF Cookie Consent Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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WF Cookie Consent Developer Profile
3 plugins · 11K total installs
How We Detect WF Cookie Consent
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/wf-cookie-consent/js/cookiechoices.min.js/wp-content/plugins/wf-cookie-consent/js/cookiechoices.min.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
window._wfCookieConsentSettings