CVE-2026-12955 Missing authorization in Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent
Authenticated subscribers can modify cookie scan schedules due to missing capability checks in the GDPR Cookie Consent 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-2026-12955?
CVE-2026-12955 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent, published on 10 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check and missing nonce verification on the gdpr_cookie_consent_ajax_save_schedule_scan() function (the wp_ajax_gcc_save_schedule_scan AJAX action) in versions up to, and including, 4.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the plugin's cookie scan schedule configuration stored in the gdpr_scan_schedule_data option, which is an administrative function intended to be limited to users with the manage_options capability.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12955?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12955 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-2026-12955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpv5-gg5q-pvgg.