WP GDPR <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization Checks

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2020-36697
CVSS High (7.3)
Publicly Published April 23, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The WP GDPR plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete any comment and modify the plugin’s settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-gdpr-core (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.1
Patched Version
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