WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent: A security weakness
WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent
- Plugin slug
gdpr-cookie-consent- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 30, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Dec 30, 2025 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy 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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Legal Pages WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent gdpr-cookie-consent allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent: from n/a through <= 4.0.3.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L