The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'gdpr/v1/settings' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive plugin settings including API tokens, email addresses, account IDs, and site keys.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
wplegalpages Cookie Banner for GDPR / CCPA – WPLP Cookie Consent unaffected
Version Status Constraints
* affected ≤ 4.1.2

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.0.1/includes/settings/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-api.php#L77 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3443083 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4107362f-ae21-4509-b83a-0bffbde23330?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wplegalpages
Wplegalpages cookie Banner For Gdpr / Ccpa – Wplp Cookie Consent
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wplegalpages
Wplegalpages cookie Banner For Gdpr / Ccpa – Wplp Cookie Consent

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'gdpr/v1/settings' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive plugin settings including API tokens, email addresses, account IDs, and site keys.
Title Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T17:43:06.008Z

Reserved: 2025-10-14T17:51:56.180Z

Link: CVE-2025-11754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-19T17:23:20.852Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-19T07:17:26.777

Modified: 2026-02-19T15:53:02.850

Link: CVE-2025-11754

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-19T10:07:42Z

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