CVE-2023-6700 describes a critical vulnerability in the Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 2.0.22. This flaw, a missing capability check in an AJAX handler, allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to arbitrarily update site options, potentially leading to the creation of administrator accounts. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a low attack complexity and can result in high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code or significant community discussion available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cookieinformation:wp-gdpr-compliance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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