CVE-2022-0445: WordPress Real Cookie Banner < 2.14.2 - Settings Reset via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 2.14.2 does not have CSRF checks in place when resetting its settings, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin reset them via a CSRF attack

Affected products

WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent: before 2.14.2 — fixed in 2.14.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 2.14.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d9f28255-0026-4c42-9e67-d17b618c2285
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d9f28255-0026-4c42-9e67-d17b618c2285

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