Description

WordPress Plugin Cookie Information-Free GDPR Consent Solution is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently edit arbitrary site options which can be used to create administrator accounts. WordPress Plugin Cookie Information-Free GDPR Consent Solution version 2.0.22 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.0.23 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2024/02/1900-bounty-awarded-for-arbitrary-options-update-vulnerability-patched-in-cookie-information-free-gdpr-consent-solution-wordpress-plugin/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-gdpr-compliance/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2023-6700 CWE-862 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass