Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-14061Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent <= 4.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent from wplegalpages. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the gdpr_delete_policy_data function in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete arbitrary posts, pages, attachments, and other post types by ID.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wplegalpages | Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent | 0 – through 4.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/866b4ca8-563f-4a19-bbf7-79a79f07d53d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.0.6/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L8091
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.0.6/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L8878