WF Cookie Consent Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wf-cookie-consent

The wunderfarm-way to show how your website complies with the EU Cookie Law - very easy, 100% responsive and with multi-language support!

10K active installs v1.2.0 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jun 11, 2024
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92
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEMay 1, 2018
Safety Verdict

Is WF Cookie Consent Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

WF Cookie Consent has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: May 1, 2018Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

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
Vulnerabilities
1

WF Cookie Consent Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2018
2018
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2018-10371medium · 6.1Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

WF Cookie Consent <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

May 1, 2018 Patched in 1.1.4 (2093d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

WF Cookie Consent Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

38% escaped16 total outputs
Attack Surface

WF Cookie Consent Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswf-cookie-consent.php:23
actionwp_footerwf-cookie-consent.php:104
actionadmin_menuwf-cookie-consent.php:124
actionadmin_initwf-cookie-consent.php:216
actionadmin_noticeswf-cookie-consent.php:291
Maintenance & Trust

WF Cookie Consent Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedJun 11, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads726K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings27
Active installs10K
Developer Profile

WF Cookie Consent Developer Profile

wunderfarm

3 plugins · 11K total installs

72
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
2093 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WF Cookie Consent

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wf-cookie-consent/js/cookiechoices.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wf-cookie-consent/js/cookiechoices.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
window._wfCookieConsentSettings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WF Cookie Consent