What is CVE-2023-6700?

CVE-2023-6700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cookieinformation Cookie Information | Free Gdpr Consent Solution, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-6700?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6700 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Cookieinformation Cookie Information | Free Gdpr Consent Solution

CVE-2023-6700

The Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing capability check on its AJAX request handler in versions up to, and including, 2.0.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to edit arbitrary site options which can be used to create administrator accounts.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6700?: CVE-2023-6700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cookieinformation Cookie Information | Free Gdpr Consent Solution, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-6700?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6700 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.