CVE-2024-11069: WordPress GDPR <= 2.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Deletion

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The WordPress GDPR plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'WordPress_GDPR_Data_Delete::check_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary users.

Affected products

welaunch WordPress GDPR: before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: welaunch WordPress GDPR 2.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.welaunch.io/en/product/wordpress-gdpr/#changelog
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a089026a-5da9-467c-a1e4-622bb74363e2?source=cve

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