Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A low-privileged WordPress user could change sensitive site settings in the Cookie Information plugin through a missing permission check. On affected sites, that setting control can lead to full site takeover, including creation of administrator accounts.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority for any WordPress site using the affected plugin, especially sites with public accounts. The business concern is possible site takeover from a low-privileged user, not just consent-banner tampering.
Technical view
CVE-2023-6700 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution for WordPress through 2.0.22. An authenticated subscriber-level user or higher can trigger an AJAX handler to update arbitrary WordPress options. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running the plugin at version 2.0.22 or older. Risk is higher on sites with public registration, member accounts, compromised subscriber accounts, or many low-privileged users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploitation requires authentication but only subscriber-level access, with low complexity and no user interaction. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The core issue is authorization failure on an AJAX request handler, allowing arbitrary options updates. Wordfence describes subscriber-plus exploitation and administrator account creation impact. The WordPress Trac changeset is patch evidence, but the bundle does not include active exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade the plugin beyond version 2.0.22 or follow current vendor guidance.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it cannot be updated promptly.
- Restrict public registration and review low-privileged WordPress accounts.
- Reset credentials for suspicious or unnecessary subscriber-level accounts.
- Check for unexpected administrator accounts after remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for this plugin and version.
- Confirm affected installations are no longer at 2.0.22 or older.
- Review administrator account creation during the exposure window.
- Audit sensitive option changes for unexpected modifications.
- Verify patched code enforces capability checks on option updates.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42a4ef37-c842-4925-b06a-3e6423337567?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028096/wp-gdpr-compliance/trunk?contextall=1&old=2865555&old_path=%2Fwp-gdpr-compliance%2FtrunkCVE reference
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.