CVE-2025-14061 Missing authorization in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent
Unauthenticated attackers can permanently delete arbitrary posts and pages due to a missing capability check in the WP Cookie Consent plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14061?
CVE-2025-14061 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent, published on 17 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14061?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14061 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-2025-14061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx5r-62fp-4mqw.