CVE-2024-5607 Missing authorization in GDPR CCPA Compliance & Cookie Consent Banner

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings and inject scripts due to missing capability checks in the GDPR CCPA Compliance plugin.

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-2024-5607?

CVE-2024-5607 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ninjateam GDPR CCPA Compliance & Cookie Consent Banner, published on 7 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The GDPR CCPA Compliance & Cookie Consent Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions named ajaxUpdateSettings() in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the plugin's settings, update page content, send arbitrary emails and inject malicious web scripts.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5607?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ninjateam Gdpr Ccpa Compliance \& Cookie Consent Banner.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5607?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5607 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-2024-5607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3mr-mw53-hx85.

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