Auth bypass in Wplegalpages Cookie Banner For Gdpr / Ccpa – Wplp Consent
CVE-2026-12955
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ddee10e0-093c-47a3-8aa9-946d6…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/admin/class-g…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/admin/class-g…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.5/includes/clas…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3601475/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.3.7/adm…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-12955?
- CVE-2026-12955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wplegalpages Cookie Banner For Gdpr / Ccpa – Wplp Consent, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-12955?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.