CVE-2026-12955
Description
The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check and missing nonce verification on the gdpr_cookie_consent_ajax_save_schedule_scan() function (the wp_ajax_gcc_save_schedule_scan AJAX action) in versions up to, and including, 4.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the plugin's cookie scan schedule configuration stored in the gdpr_scan_schedule_data option, which is an administrative function intended to be limited to users with the manage_options capability.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L8132
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L8139
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/includes/class-gdpr-cookie-consent.php#L251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3601475/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.7/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ddee10e0-093c-47a3-8aa9-946d6d21e1b2?source=cve
CWEs
CWE-862
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.