Description
WordPress Plugin GDPR Cookie Consent is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently put any existing page or post offline, or delete or change their content. WordPress Plugin GDPR Cookie Consent version 1.8.2 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 1.8.3 or latest
References
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/improper-access-controls-in-gdpr-cookie-consent-plugin/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-gdpr-cookie-consent-plugin-fixed-vulnerability/
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cookie-law-info/trunk/readme.txt
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