WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2018-19207 Modified

Wp Gdpr Compliance: A security weakness

Wp Gdpr Compliance 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.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wp Gdpr Compliance
Plugin slug
wp-gdpr-compliance
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 12, 2018
Weakness
CWE-425 — Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

This CVE was published Nov 12, 2018 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wp Gdpr Compliance 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Van Ons WP GDPR Compliance (aka wp-gdpr-compliance) plugin before 1.4.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because $wpdb->prepare() input is mishandled, as exploited in the wild in November 2018.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources