Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution: A security weakness
Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution
- Plugin slug
wp-gdpr-compliance- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 05, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Feb 05, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution 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 Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing capability check on its AJAX request handler in versions up to, and including, 2.0.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to edit arbitrary site options which can be used to create administrator accounts.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H