CVE-2026-15388 Cookie Consent < 0.0.10 - Subscriber+ Consent Settings Update and Consent Log Disclosure
Authenticated subscribers can modify consent settings and read visitor logs due to missing authorization checks in the Cookie Consent WordPress 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-2026-15388?
CVE-2026-15388 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Cookie Consent, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 0.0.10 does not correctly enforce its intended administrator-only capability check on its consent-settings REST routes, so they fall back to an authentication-only gate, allowing any authenticated user such as a subscriber to update the Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 0.0.10's consent settings and, on sites connected to the vendor's paid plan, read stored visitor consent logs.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15388?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15388?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15388 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-2026-15388 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-15388 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m52v-mw7v-c5gf.