CVE-2023-6700 Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution <= 2.0.22 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can update arbitrary site options to create administrator accounts due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6700?
CVE-2023-6700 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cookieinformation Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing capability check on its AJAX request handler in versions up to, and including, 2.0.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to edit arbitrary site options which can be used to create administrator accounts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6700?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cookieinformation Wp-Gdpr-Compliance.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-6700 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6700 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in cookieinformation Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj6f-cjc7-f9fg.