WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent < 4.0.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion

Description

The Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the gdpr_delete_policy_data function in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete arbitrary posts, pages, attachments, and other post types by ID.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.0.8

References

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
shark3y
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-12-16 (about 3 months ago)
Added
2025-12-16 (about 3 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-12-17 (about 3 months ago)

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