# CVE-2024-3599: Missing authorization in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary posts due to a missing capability check in the WP Cookie Consent plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjf3-8j25-j4m3

## What is CVE-2024-3599?

CVE-2024-3599 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Cookie Consent ( for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy ) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the gdpr_policy_process_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3599?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpeka Wp Cookie Consent.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent

- [CVE-2024-4869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4869/): Cross-site scripting in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-11724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11724/): Missing authorization in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-23678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23678/): WordPress WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent Plugin <= 2.2.5 is vulnerable to CSV Injection (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3599 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3599 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP 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-2024-3599/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3599/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3599
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3599
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3599

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3599/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.