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CVE-2023-6700

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 5, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • cookieinformation Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution — Up to and including 2.0.22
  • cookieinformation free_gdpr_consent_solution — Up to and including 2.0.22
  • cookieinformation wp-gdpr-compliance — Up to and including 2.0.22

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028096/wp-gdpr-compliance/trunk?contextall=1&old=2865555&old_path=%2Fwp-gdpr-compliance%2Ftrunk Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42a4ef37-c842-4925-b06a-3e6423337567?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record