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CVE-2018-19207

89
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-19207 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting the Van Ons WP GDPR Compliance plugin for WordPress versions prior to 1.4.3. This flaw stems from mishandling of input within the $wpdb->prepare() function, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute malicious code. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in November 2018, and public exploit modules are available, including a Metasploit module and Nuclei templates. Despite its critical nature and active exploitation, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:van-ons:wp-gdpr-compliance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
87.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WordPress WP GDPR Compliance Plugin Privilege Escalation · Nov 8, 2018
Nuclei: CVE-2018-19207 · Jun 16, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8729 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wordpress.org / plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance
ProductVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/9144
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordfence.com / blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105921
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry