# CVE-2023-4013: GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.12.5 - License Update/Deactivation via CSRF

> Attackers can force logged-in admins to update or deactivate the plugin license via CSRF, compromising compliance settings.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwv3-p6w3-6prm

## What is CVE-2023-4013?

CVE-2023-4013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent), published on 30 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent) WordPress plugin before 4.12.5 does not have proper CSRF checks when managing its license, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins update and deactivate the plugin's license via CSRF attacks

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4013?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mooveagency Gdpr Cookie Compliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4013 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4013 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent)

- [CVE-2019-25143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25143/): GDPR Cookie Compliance <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2025-1619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1619/): GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.15.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2025-1620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1620/): GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.15.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2025-1621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1621/): GDPR Cookie Compliance < 4.15.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2025-2205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2205/): GDPR Cookie Compliance <= 4.15.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4013 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent), published on 30 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4013 exists.

Affected product: Unknown GDPR Cookie Compliance (CCPA, DSGVO, Cookie Consent). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4013/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4013/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4013
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4013
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4013

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4013/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.