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CVE-2019-25143: GDPR Cookie Compliance <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the gdpr_cookie_compliance_reset_settings AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to reset all of the settings.

Affected products

• GDPR Cookie Compliance: before 4.0.3 — fixed in 4.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GDPR Cookie Compliance 4.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-gdpr-cookie-compliance-plugin-fixed-authenticated-settings-deletion-vulnerability/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ac51325-a7f5-4d38-9b41-61855206083d
• https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-gdpr-cookie-compliance-security-bypass-4-0-2/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9116d719-f536-4b8a-9e73-9a8a922f8a35?source=cve
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-gdpr-cookie-compliance-plugin-fixed-authenticated-settings-deletion-vulnerability/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ac51325-a7f5-4d38-9b41-61855206083d
• https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-gdpr-cookie-compliance-security-bypass-4-0-2/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9116d719-f536-4b8a-9e73-9a8a922f8a35?source=cve

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