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CVE-2024-11724: Cookie Consent for WP – Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) <= 3.6.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Whitelist Script

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Cookie Consent for WP – Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpl_script_save AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to whitelist scripts.

Affected products

• wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent: before 3.6.6 — fixed in 3.6.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent 3.6.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3203552/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/3.6.6/public/modules/script-blocker/class-wpl-cookie-consent-script-blocker.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9a1de53-330f-49ab-a8f8-22753c62bd36?source=cve

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