CVE-2023-6700

Published: Feb 5, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Cookieinformation: Wp Gdpr Compliance

Cookieinformation

1 product

Wp Gdpr Compliance

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cookieinformation Wp Gdpr Compliance	Up to 2.0.22

Related CWEs

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (4)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028096/wp-gdpr-compliance/trunk?contextall=1&old=2865555&old_path=%2Fwp-gdpr-compliance%2Ftrunk

Source: security@wordfence.com

Patch

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42a4ef37-c842-4925-b06a-3e6423337567?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

Third Party Advisory

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028096/wp-gdpr-compliance/trunk?contextall=1&old=2865555&old_path=%2Fwp-gdpr-compliance%2Ftrunk

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42a4ef37-c842-4925-b06a-3e6423337567?source=cve

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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