WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-4013 Modified

GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent): Cross-site request forgery

GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent) is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent)
Plugin slug
gdpr-cookie-compliance
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 30, 2023
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Aug 30, 2023 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent) to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent) WordPress plugin before 4.12.5 does not have proper CSRF checks when managing its license, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins update and deactivate the plugin's license via CSRF attacks

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources